Unusual presentation of neurobrucellosis: a solitary intracranial mass lesion mimicking a cerebral tumor: A case of encephalitis caused by Brucella melitensis

Among the diverse presentations of neurobrucellosis, solitary intracranial mass lesions are extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, we describe here the second case of neurobrucellosis mimicking a cerebral tumor caused by Brucella melitensis . The mass lesion was clinically and radiologically...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2012-10, Vol.18 (5), p.767-770
Hauptverfasser:	Erdem, Mehtap, Namiduru, Mustafa, Karaoglan, Ilkay, Kecik, Vuslat Bosnak, Aydin, Abdullah, Tanriverdi, Mustafa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Brain - microbiology Brain - pathology Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis Brucella melitensis - isolation & purification Brucellosis - diagnosis Brucellosis - drug therapy Case Report Diagnosis, Differential Encephalitis - diagnosis Encephalitis - drug therapy Female Humans Infectious Diseases Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Microbiology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Virology Young Adult
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