Persistent fever and unspecific general symptoms need a complete and thorough medical history and search for infection. We report on a case of brucellosis (Malta fever) with involvement of organs in a 19-year-old woman. She had previously lived on a farm in Portugal for several weeks, where she had consumed self-produced goat cheese. After a latency period of several months, unspecific general symptoms, fever, monarthritis, an increase of transaminases, and a newly diagnosed cardiac murmur became apparent. After the serologic and cultural proof of brucellosis, the patient underwent an antibiotic combination therapy. Within 20 days she was free of symptoms and could be released.
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