An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension | Zendy

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An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension

Author(s) -

Xenophon Sinopidis,

Joseph Kaleyias,

Konstantina Mitropoulou,

Maria Triga,

Sanjeev V. Kothare,

Stefanos Mantagos

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6625

pISSN - 2090-6633

DOI - 10.1155/2012/492467

Subject(s) - medicine , headaches , cerebrospinal fluid , papilledema , diplopia , differential diagnosis , pseudotumor cerebri , brucellosis , pediatrics , brucella melitensis , surgery , brucella , pathology , intracranial pressure , immunology

We present the case of a 4-year-old boy who was admitted to hospital with intracranial hypertension, headache, diplopia, papilledema, and a normal brain MRI. Brucella melitensis in the cerebrospinal fluid was confirmed with PCR assay. We believe that neurobrucellosis should be included in the differential diagnosis when headaches persist following brucellosis. In addition, we suggest that when cerebrospinal fluid culture is negative, PCR may prove to be an optimal alternative tool for an immediate and accurate diagnosis.

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