Central Nervous System Brucellosis : [SANTRAL SİNİR SİSTEMİ BRUSELLOZU]

Fatma  SIRMATEL; İbrahim  BAYDAR; Öcal  SIRMATEL; İclal  BALCI

doi:10.58600/eurjther.19910202-543

Authors

Fatma SIRMATEL Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fak. Enf. Hast. ve Ki. Bakt. ABD
İbrahim BAYDAR Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fak. Enf. Hast. ve Ki. Bakt. ABD
Öcal SIRMATEL Şanlıurfa Sosyal Sigortalar Hastanesi, Radyoloji Uzmanı
İclal BALCI Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fak. Mik. ve Ki. Mik. ABD.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.19910202-543

Keywords:

Brucellosis, CNS Brucellosis, CNS lnfections

Abstract

5 patients with meningeal irritation findings were diagnosed as Central Nervous Seystem (CNS) brucellosis. Diagnosis was made by clinical symptoms, determining the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings, and establishing raised antibody titres to Brucella in serum and CSF. Treatment with ritampicin (900 mg/perday) plus doxycycline (200 mg/perday) was given to the patients tor 6 weeks. One of the patients died on the 29 th day of the treatment. Other patierıts were well at the end ot the treatment. On 6 month follow-up after specific therapy was completed, any complaint or recurrence were not observed. Because clinical symptoms and the CFS findings associated with CNS brucellosis may be confused with CNS infections due to Mycobacteria, Treponema, Fungi or Virus, CNS brucellosis should be considered in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of the CNS infections.

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