An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension

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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Main Authors: Xenophon Sinopidis, Joseph Kaleyias, Konstantina Mitropoulou, Maria Triga, Sanjeev V. Kothare, Stefanos Mantagos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/492467
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