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Case Report

Unilateral Optic Neuritis as a Presentation of Neurobrucellosis

by
Rita Marques
1,*,
Cristina Martins
1,
Inês Machado
2,
José Paulo Monteiro
1,
Nuno Campos
1 and
Paulo Calhau
1
1
Pediatric Department, Hospital Garcia da Orta, Almada, Portugal
2
Ophthalmologic Department, Hospital Garcia da Orta, Almada, Portugal
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2011, 3(2), e11; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e11
Submission received: 8 December 2010 / Revised: 7 April 2011 / Accepted: 15 April 2011 / Published: 27 April 2011

Abstract

Neurobrucellosis manifesting as optic neuritis is a rare disease in childhood. We report a case of neurobrucellosis in a 11 year old girl leading to visual impairment and headache. Physical examination revealed mild oedema of right tibiotarsic joint and optic neuritis. Investigations showed CSF pleocytosis and a Brucella serum agglutination titer of 1/640. Complete reversal of the symptoms was observed after appropriate antibiotic treatment. To our knowledge only four cases of neurobrucellosis manifesting with visual impairment in childhood are previously reported in literature.
Keywords: optic neuritis; neurobrucellosis; brucellosis optic neuritis; neurobrucellosis; brucellosis

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Marques, R.; Martins, C.; Machado, I.; Monteiro, J.P.; Campos, N.; Calhau, P. Unilateral Optic Neuritis as a Presentation of Neurobrucellosis. Pediatr. Rep. 2011, 3, e11. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e11

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Marques R, Martins C, Machado I, Monteiro JP, Campos N, Calhau P. Unilateral Optic Neuritis as a Presentation of Neurobrucellosis. Pediatric Reports. 2011; 3(2):e11. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e11

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Marques, Rita, Cristina Martins, Inês Machado, José Paulo Monteiro, Nuno Campos, and Paulo Calhau. 2011. "Unilateral Optic Neuritis as a Presentation of Neurobrucellosis" Pediatric Reports 3, no. 2: e11. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e11

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