Pseudotumor--like presentation of neurobrucellosis.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Brucellosis is bacterial zoonoses. In endemic areas brucellosis can present with clinical features of nearly any neurological illness. Meningitic presentation is most common, with patient presenting with either acute or chronic meningitis. Pseudotumor--like presentation is also documented and accounts for only 4% of cases of neurobrucellosis. Here we are documenting a case of neurobrucellosis with presentation similar to pseudotumor cerebri but with abnormal CSF. This highlights the fact that being a potentially treatable condition brucellosis should always come in the differential diagnosis of neurotuberculosis especially if there are atypical features e.g. pseudotumor presentation with abnormal CSF.
منابع مشابه
A Rare presentation of neurobrucellosis in a child with Recurrent transient ischemic attacks and pseudotumor cerebri (A case report and review of literature)
Brucellosis is a multi-system infectious disease that presents with various manifestations and complications. Neurobrucellosis is an uncommon but serious presentation of brucellosis that can be seen in all stages of the disease. High index of suspicion, especially in endemic areas is essential to prevent morbidity from this disease. The case was an 11- year -old female patient who was admitted ...
متن کاملIs neurobrucellosis the Pandora's Box of modern medicine?
TO THE EDITOR—The recent article by Guven et al [1], titled “Neurobrucellosis: Clinical and Diagnostic Features,” sheds light on many important yet vexing issues in the clinical presentation, diagnosis, andmanagementofarelativelycommon zoonotic infection. The relevance of discussing this issue is understated by the lack of consensus in the diagnosis and management of neurobrucellosis, in combin...
متن کاملAn Inflammatory Pseudotumor in the Costo-Vertebral Gutter: Case Report with Literature Review
Background and Importance: Inflammatory pseudotumors are benign tumors-like lesions of unknown cause. The most familiar sites for inflammatory pseudotumors are the orbit and respiratory tract. An inflammatory pseudo tumor of costo-vertebral junction is rare. Case Presentation: We presented here a 50-year-old male with two month history of progressive left cervico-brachial pain. The MRI&nb...
متن کاملNeurobrucellosis: A report of two cases.
Neurobrucellosis is a rare complication of brucellosis, a common zoonosis with multisystem involvement. Its clinical presentation is quite heterogeneous and diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion in patients from endemic areas. We present two cases of neurobrucellosis with widely varying clinical involvement from a tertiary center in Pakistan. Our case report emphasizes that neurobrucello...
متن کاملNeurobrucellosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection which is endemic in many countries. It is a multisystem disease which may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and complications. Neurobrucellosis is an uncommon complication of brucellosis. Case presentation: A 25-year-old woman with a history of lupus for 5 months referred to the emergency ward of Shahid Beheshti Hosp...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 55 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007