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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-4474e7aec7f6434198896477705e51442025-02-03T00:58:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332020-01-01202010.1155/2020/52162495216249A Case of Cerebral Granuloma and Optic Papillitis due to Brucella sp.A. Chiappe-Gonzalez0A Solano-Loza1Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, PeruClínica Angloamericana, San Isidro, PeruWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5216249 |
| spellingShingle | A. Chiappe-Gonzalez A Solano-Loza A Case of Cerebral Granuloma and Optic Papillitis due to Brucella sp. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | A Case of Cerebral Granuloma and Optic Papillitis due to Brucella sp. |
| title_full | A Case of Cerebral Granuloma and Optic Papillitis due to Brucella sp. |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Cerebral Granuloma and Optic Papillitis due to Brucella sp. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Cerebral Granuloma and Optic Papillitis due to Brucella sp. |
| title_short | A Case of Cerebral Granuloma and Optic Papillitis due to Brucella sp. |
| title_sort | case of cerebral granuloma and optic papillitis due to brucella sp |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5216249 |
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