An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension
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 differ...
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| author | Xenophon Sinopidis Joseph Kaleyias Konstantina Mitropoulou Maria Triga Sanjeev V. Kothare Stefanos Mantagos |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-8730745c48bc443e8177a5b80fc7d2312025-08-20T03:38:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/492467492467An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial HypertensionXenophon Sinopidis0Joseph Kaleyias1Konstantina Mitropoulou2Maria Triga3Sanjeev V. Kothare4Stefanos Mantagos5Department of Pediatric Surgery, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, GreeceDepartment of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, GreeceWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/492467 |
| spellingShingle | Xenophon Sinopidis Joseph Kaleyias Konstantina Mitropoulou Maria Triga Sanjeev V. Kothare Stefanos Mantagos An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with
Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_full | An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with
Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_fullStr | An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with
Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with
Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_short | An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with
Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_sort | uncommon case of pediatric neurobrucellosis associated with intracranial hypertension |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/492467 |
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