A case of childhood Brucellosis with neurological involvement and epididymo-orchitis.

نویسندگان

  • Saliha Kanık-Yüksek
  • Belgin Gülhan
  • Aslınur Ozkaya-Parlakay
  • Hasan Tezer
چکیده

Brucellosis is a common zoonotic infection worldwide caused by Brucella species. Central nervous system involvement is a serious complication of brucellosis, and the clinical presentation is quite heterogeneous. The genitourinary system may be affected. Epididymo-orchitis is the most common type of urinary tract involvement, which can cause serious complications. Herein, we present a case of brucellosis in a child with a rare combination of epididymo-orchitis and neurobrucellosis not encountered previously in the literature.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of infection in developing countries

دوره 8 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014