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We report the case of a 47-year-old man with <jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic> combined with splenic infarction. The patient presented with fever; large liver, spleen, and lymph nodes; muscle and joint pain; positive laboratory tests for blood cultures (<jats:italic>Brucella abortus<\/jats:italic>); and imaging suggestive of splenic infarction. After treatment with streptomycin, doxycycline, and rifampicin, the patient\u2019s clinical symptoms and splenic damage improved. 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