Abstract Brucellosis is one of the most important zoonosis. It causes significant economic and medical problems in countries throughout the world, including Iran. According to the available literature, brucellosis rarely causes intracranial space-occupying lesions. In this case study, we reported an intracranial mass in a 52-year-old male who were affected with brucellosis. The patient was ref...

A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of high fever and generalized tonic seizure. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) delineated multiple abnormal intensity areas. Thallium-201 (201Tl) scintigraphy revealed abnormal uptake in the brain. The imaging findings did not allow definitive exclusion of brain tumor, even though brain abscess was the more strongly suspected diagnosis...

A case of otogenic brain abscess, secondary to cholesteatoma, is reported. Early diagnosis is very important for the treatment of otogenic brain abscess, which is a life-threatening disease. Early diagnosis of this disease is often difficult, because of modification by antibiotics. A 62-year-old male with a longstanding history of chronic left otorrhea with severe headache and fever, was admitt...

BACKGROUND Brucellosis is a multi-system disease that may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. While hepatic involvement in brucellosis is not rare, it may rarely involve the kidney or display with cardiac manifestations. Central nervous system involvement in brucellosis sometimes can cause demyelinating syndromes. Here we present a case of brucella hepatitis, myocarditis, ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Brain abscess is an uncommon intracranial suppuration, especially in children. We reviewed the records of children with brain abscess admitted to Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, and analyzed data on presenting symptoms, predisposing factors and outcomes. METHODS Information was obtained retrospectively from medical records of children diagnosed with br...

Brucellosis is a global and zoonotic bacterial disease (animals to man and not man to man) soliciting attention world-wide not only occupational but as a public health and economic problem to dairy and animal industries. It has many synonyms such as Malta, Mediterranean, undulant, Gibralter, and Neopolitan fever. The infection is by a bacteria, Brucella is directly or indirectly harboured in fa...

Human brucellosis has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, which includes endocarditis, a focal complication that is uncommon yet responsible for the majority of associated deaths. The most successful treatment outcomes of Brucella endocarditis have been reported with usage of both antimicrobial agents and surgery. However, there are few reports on the treatment of Brucella endocarditis...

We report a 53-year-old male who presented with headache, tremor and memory disturbance. Radiological evaluation was suggestive of brain abscess. He underwent gross total excision of the cerebral abscess. The histopathological examination and pus culture was suggestive of brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana. Authors report a rare case of biopsy and culture proven Cladophialophora ...

background & importance: the use of local hemostatic agents in neurosurgery is mandatory in order to control the sequelae of intracerebal hemorrhage. it is widely used in oxidized regenerated cellulose (surgicel™). case presentation: a 54-year-old man previously operated for grade ii meningioma came back to our attention due to the onset of left side arm weakness one month after surgery. the ct...