psychosis as an early presentation of neuro-brucellosis

Psychosis as an Early Presentation of Neuro-Brucellosis

Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic infectious disease in Middle East countries including Iran. This infection may involve central nervous system. Psychosis has been reported in rare cases with chronic brucellosis.A 26-year-old male shepherd patient who developed neuro-brucellosis and psychosis is presented. He had hallucinations (visual and auditory) and delusions. He was also impulsive and had...

Sheehan’s syndrome presenting as psychosis: a rare clinical presentation

 Sheehan’s syndrome (SS) refers to the occurrence of varying degree of hypopituitarism after parturition (1). It is a rare cause of hypopituitarism in developed countries owing to advances in obstetric care and its frequency is decreasing worldwide. However, it is still frequent in underdeveloped and developing countries. Sheehan’s syndrome is often diagnosed late as it evolves slowly (2,3). Re...

Fever and Psychosis as an Early Presentation of Brucella-Associated Meningoencephalitis: A Case Report

OBJECTIVE To describe a case with Brucella-associated meningoencephalitis. In addition, we report drug-induced hepatotoxicity due to acyclovir. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A young woman was admitted with fever and psychosis and neuroimaging findings indicative of meningoencephalitis. Serology was positive for Brucella. She was treated with doxycycline, rifampin, and trimethoprim-su...

An unusual presentation of brucellosis: acute hepatitis.

Neuro-brucellosis in children.

Brucellosis is an infection caused by gram negative cocobacilli (Brucellae). Presentation is usually non-specific and diagnosis depends on high index of suspicion. Nervous system involvement in children is rare as only 47 cases were reported until 1998. We are reporting two patients with neurobrucellosis. The first case was an 8-year-old boy who presented with papillodeoma, and neck stiffness o...

An unusual presentation of brucellosis: hepatic microabscesses

Hepatic abscess due to Brucella species is an extremely rare complication especially in acute illness. Here, we report a case of hepatic microabscesses probably caused by Brucella in a 33-year-old woman with acute infection who was successfully treated with a combination of doxycycline and rifampicin for 3 months.