Central Nervous System Brucellosis Granuloma and White Matter Disease in Immunocompromised Patient

Central Nervous System Brucellosis Granuloma and White Matter Disease in Immunocompromised Patient

Brucellosis is a multisystem zoonotic disease. We report an unusual case of neurobrucellosis with seizures in an immunocompromised patient in Saudi Arabia who underwent renal transplantation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed diffuse white matter lesions. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid w...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Alqwaifly, Fahad S. Al-Ajlan, Hindi Al-Hindi, Abdulaziz Al Semari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
central nervous system
brucellosis
neurobrucellosis
Brucella
bacteria
white matter disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/6/16-1173_article

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