Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection which is transmitted to humans from infected animals and is endemic in many parts of the world including Saudi Arabia. In this article, we report a case of occupational neurobrucellosis that presented with a space-occupying lesion mimicking a brain tumor...
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| author | Hussein Algahtani Bader Shirah Dina Abdulghani Roiya Farhan Raghad Algahtani |
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| description | Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection which is transmitted to humans from infected animals and is endemic in many parts of the world including Saudi Arabia. In this article, we report a case of occupational neurobrucellosis that presented with a space-occupying lesion mimicking a brain tumor. We stress on the importance of obtaining detailed social history including occupation to reach the diagnosis in several conditions including brucellosis. We also stress on taking universal precautions when handling any specimens. It may be advisable that manipulation of all unknown specimens arriving at the laboratory should occur in biological safety cabinet until a highly infectious organism is ruled out. Neurobrucellosis should be included in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with solitary mass lesion mimicking brain tumor especially in endemic areas or high occupational risk group. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-363b9f47f0754abb8199b2c8257c80792025-02-03T05:59:30ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/14340511434051Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureHussein Algahtani0Bader Shirah1Dina Abdulghani2Roiya Farhan3Raghad Algahtani4King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center and King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaUniversity of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaBrucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection which is transmitted to humans from infected animals and is endemic in many parts of the world including Saudi Arabia. In this article, we report a case of occupational neurobrucellosis that presented with a space-occupying lesion mimicking a brain tumor. We stress on the importance of obtaining detailed social history including occupation to reach the diagnosis in several conditions including brucellosis. We also stress on taking universal precautions when handling any specimens. It may be advisable that manipulation of all unknown specimens arriving at the laboratory should occur in biological safety cabinet until a highly infectious organism is ruled out. Neurobrucellosis should be included in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with solitary mass lesion mimicking brain tumor especially in endemic areas or high occupational risk group.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1434051 |
| spellingShingle | Hussein Algahtani Bader Shirah Dina Abdulghani Roiya Farhan Raghad Algahtani Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | occupational neurobrucellosis mimicking a brain tumor a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1434051 |
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