An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension
Joint Authors
Sinopidis, Xenophon
Triga, Maria
Mitropoulou, Konstantina
Kothare, Sanjeev V.
Kaleyias, Joseph
Mantagos, Stefanos
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sinopidis, Xenophon& Kaleyias, Joseph& Mitropoulou, Konstantina& Triga, Maria& Kothare, Sanjeev V.& Mantagos, Stefanos. 2012. An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sinopidis, Xenophon…[et al.]. An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sinopidis, Xenophon& Kaleyias, Joseph& Mitropoulou, Konstantina& Triga, Maria& Kothare, Sanjeev V.& Mantagos, Stefanos. An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475960
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475960