A rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosis
Neurobrucellosis is one of the complications of brucellosis. We report a rare case of a 17-year-old girl with seronegative neurobrucellosis and depression and diplopia. Results of agglutination tests for <i>Brucella</i> both in serum and CSF were negative. Diagnosis was made only by posi...
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2010-01-01
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| author | Tekin-Koruk Suda Duygu Fazilet Gursoy Bensu Karaagac Leman Bayraktar Mehmet |
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| description | Neurobrucellosis is one of the complications of brucellosis. We report a rare case of a 17-year-old girl with seronegative neurobrucellosis and depression and diplopia. Results of agglutination tests for <i>Brucella</i> both in serum and CSF were negative. Diagnosis was made only by positive culture of <i>Brucella mellitensis</i> with inoculation of the patient′s cerebrospinal fluid in a BACTEC 9050 System. The patient was successfully treated using ceftriaxone, doxycycline and rifampicin therapy for six months. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4aa19cb0fa124f2c983ab7b783ec55522022-12-21T20:30:32ZengKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreAnnals of Saudi Medicine0256-49470975-44662010-01-01305412414A rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosisTekin-Koruk SudaDuygu FaziletGursoy BensuKaraagac LemanBayraktar MehmetNeurobrucellosis is one of the complications of brucellosis. We report a rare case of a 17-year-old girl with seronegative neurobrucellosis and depression and diplopia. Results of agglutination tests for <i>Brucella</i> both in serum and CSF were negative. Diagnosis was made only by positive culture of <i>Brucella mellitensis</i> with inoculation of the patient′s cerebrospinal fluid in a BACTEC 9050 System. The patient was successfully treated using ceftriaxone, doxycycline and rifampicin therapy for six months.http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2010;volume=30;issue=5;spage=412;epage=414;aulast=Tekin-Koruk |
| spellingShingle | Tekin-Koruk Suda Duygu Fazilet Gursoy Bensu Karaagac Leman Bayraktar Mehmet A rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosis Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| title | A rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosis |
| title_full | A rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosis |
| title_fullStr | A rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosis |
| title_short | A rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosis |
| title_sort | rare case of seronegative neurobrucellosis |
| url | http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2010;volume=30;issue=5;spage=412;epage=414;aulast=Tekin-Koruk |
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