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- Impact Factor: 1.809**
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- ISSN: 2474-1655
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
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Abstract
Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2018;3(1):1525.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1525
Neurobrucellosis: An Unusual Location of Brucellosis
Rym Abid, Olfa Smaoui, Imene Oueslati, Souha Hannachi, Riadh Battih and Bessem Louzir
Department of Internal Medicine, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia
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Abstract:
Man, 33 years old, a farmer, who had since two months an alteration of the general state and paresthesia type burn in lower and upper limbs, associated to weakness of the four limbs with progressive worsening, then appearance of instability to walking. Physical examination was objectified tetraparesia predominant in distal and posterior cord syndrome as well as static and kinetic cerebellar syndrome. The lumbar puncture had objectified hyper proteinorachie without other abnormalities. Cerebro-spinal cord MRI had shown a cerebellar and thalamus impairment. The serology of brucellosis in blood was positive. The diagnosis of neurological brucellosis had been retained. The patient was put under a triple therapy of antibiotics associated with corticotherapy with a good clinical improvement.
Keywords:
Neurobrucellosis; Serology; Cerebellitis; Paralysis
Cite the Article:
Abid R, Smaoui O, Oueslati I, Hannachi S, Battih R, Louzir B. Neurobrucellosis: An Unusual Location of Brucellosis. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2018; 3: 1525.