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 ...

Neurobrucellosis has been reported to cause lesions in a number of different locations in the central nervous system. Histologically or radiologically, these lesions were consistent with an infection. In response to parents who believed their child's brain tumor, histologically typical of medulloblastoma, was in reality neurobrucellosis, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor tissue from the me...

Antibiotic sensitivities for Linezolid of 20 strains that reported as Brucella melitensis in blood cultures between 2014 and 2016 were evaluated by disc diffusion and E-test methods. According to the disc diffusion method results, 20 Brucella melitensis strains had ≥ 25 mm of antibiotic sensitivity zones. Etest measurements revealed that MIC values were between 1.5 and 6 μg. Linezolid can be an...

neurobrucellosis (n.b) is a rare and severe form of systemic brucella infection. we introduced an unusual case that “psychologic symptoms” was the most prominent complaints of his family. he was a 50-year-old man who has worked in butchery. his problems had begun 2 months prior to his admission with mood disorders, arthralgia, weakness, headache, and night sweats; he has recurrent crying with n...

Ten striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Costa Rican Pacific coast, had meningoencephalitis and antibodies against Brucella spp. Brucella ceti was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 6 dolphins and 1 fetus. S. coeruleoalba constitutes a highly susceptible host and a potential reservoir for B. ceti transmission.

BACKGROUND Brucellosis in humans is an infectious disease which may occur following contact with infected domestic animals or the ingestion of unpasteurized dairy products. It has rarely been described in pregnancy. The diagnosis, neuropsychiatric manifestations, and management of brucellosis in a 3rd-trimester pregnant woman are discussed. CASE A 24-year-old Mexican female, G(3)P(2002), at 3...