The medical history (history of the patient) represents an important component in the diagnosis of brucellosis.
Family history
- What is the general health status of your relatives?
Social history
- What is your profession? (professions at risk are: farmers, veterinarians, milkers, butchers; hunters).
- Do you have contact with cattle, goats, sheep and pigs (including wild boar)?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- How long has this symptomatology been present?
- Do you have a fever? If so, how high is the fever? Does the temperature fluctuate (“undulating fever”)* ?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you lost body weight unintentionally in the recent past? If so, how much in what time?
Self history including medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Allergies
- Environmental history
- Medication history
* Ifthis question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediateArztbesuch is required! (Information without guarantee)
