EOSINOPHILIA AND PNEUMONITIS IN CHRONIC BRUCELLOSIS; A REPORT OF TWO CASES

Abstract

Two patients are described who presented a conspicuously similar clinical picture consisting of fever, pneumonitis, eosinophilia and immune response to Brucella abortus. Both made a good recovery. The disease process is regarded as a manifestation of chronic brucellosis. Although this etiologic possibility deserves first consideration, the exact cause of the syndrome remains undetermined.