A Case of Cerebral Granuloma and Optic Papillitis due to Brucella sp.

We document a case of a 24-year-old woman who presented with cerebral granuloma and optic papillitis associated to Brucella sp. infection, whose diagnosis was made with a brain biopsy and serology tests, with clinical improvement following specific antibiotic therapy. The patient was followed up for...

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Autores principales: Chiappe-Gonzalez, A., Solano-Loza, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7383343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32733718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5216249
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Sumario:We document a case of a 24-year-old woman who presented with cerebral granuloma and optic papillitis associated to Brucella sp. infection, whose diagnosis was made with a brain biopsy and serology tests, with clinical improvement following specific antibiotic therapy. The patient was followed up for over a year without evidence of relapse.

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