A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitis
Brucellosis is a common zoonotic infection worldwide caused by Brucella species. Central nervous system involvement is a serious complication of brucellosis, and the clinical presentation is quite heterogeneous. The genitourinary system may be affected. Epididymo-orchitis is the most common type of...
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2014-12-01
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| author | Saliha Kanik-Yuksek Belgin Gulhan Aslinur Ozkaya-Parlakay Hasan Tezer |
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| description | Brucellosis is a common zoonotic infection worldwide caused by Brucella species. Central nervous system involvement is a serious complication of brucellosis, and the clinical presentation is quite heterogeneous. The genitourinary system may be affected. Epididymo-orchitis is the most common type of urinary tract involvement, which can cause serious complications. Herein, we present a case of brucellosis in a child with a rare combination of epididymo-orchitis and neurobrucellosis not encountered previously in the literature.
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| spelling | doaj-art-825fb5c9b6a8423b9e7a2b91ef59948b2025-08-20T02:14:20ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802014-12-0181210.3855/jidc.4432A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitisSaliha Kanik-Yuksek0Belgin Gulhan1Aslinur Ozkaya-Parlakay2Hasan Tezer3Ankara Hematology Oncology Children's Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Hematology Oncology Children's Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Hematology Oncology Children's Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyGazi University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Ankara, TurkeyBrucellosis is a common zoonotic infection worldwide caused by Brucella species. Central nervous system involvement is a serious complication of brucellosis, and the clinical presentation is quite heterogeneous. The genitourinary system may be affected. Epididymo-orchitis is the most common type of urinary tract involvement, which can cause serious complications. Herein, we present a case of brucellosis in a child with a rare combination of epididymo-orchitis and neurobrucellosis not encountered previously in the literature. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/4432Brucellaepididymoorchitisneurobrucellosischild |
| spellingShingle | Saliha Kanik-Yuksek Belgin Gulhan Aslinur Ozkaya-Parlakay Hasan Tezer A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitis Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Brucella epididymoorchitis neurobrucellosis child |
| title | A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitis |
| title_full | A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitis |
| title_fullStr | A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitis |
| title_short | A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitis |
| title_sort | case of childhood brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo orchitis |
| topic | Brucella epididymoorchitis neurobrucellosis child |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/4432 |
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