Neurobrucellosis presenting as longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis: A case report and review of the literature

Neurobrucellosis presenting as longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis: A case report and review of the literature

•Brucellosis is a common zoonotic infection in the Middle East.•We report a case of a 44-year-old man who presented for left sided numbness.•Brain and cervical spine MRI revealed a cervical non-enhancing extensive lesion.•Positive Brucella titers of more than 1:640 in blood and CSF were detected.•Ne...

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Veröffentlicht in:Multiple sclerosis and related disorders 2020-05, Vol.40, p.101947-101947, Article 101947
Hauptverfasser: Yamout, B.I., Massouh, J., Hushaymi, I., Zeineddine, M., Saab, G.
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Sprache:eng
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Aquaporin 4
Brucella
Cervical spine
Extensive lesion
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
Myelitis
Myelitis, Transverse - diagnostic imaging
Myelitis, Transverse - drug therapy
Neurobrucellosis
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Zusammenfassung:•Brucellosis is a common zoonotic infection in the Middle East.•We report a case of a 44-year-old man who presented for left sided numbness.•Brain and cervical spine MRI revealed a cervical non-enhancing extensive lesion.•Positive Brucella titers of more than 1:640 in blood and CSF were detected.•Neurobrucellosis, should be added to the long list of differential diagnoses of LETM.
ISSN:2211-0348
2211-0356
DOI:10.1016/j.msard.2020.101947