An Uncommon Case of Pediatric Neurobrucellosis Associated with Intracranial Hypertension
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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 differential diagnosis when headaches persist following brucellosis. In addition, we suggest that when ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6625,2090-6633
DOI: 10.1155/2012/492467