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Cases of neurobrucellosis with intramedullary spinal cord involvement. |
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| Case |
Age/Sex |
Risk factor |
Lesion |
Pus culture |
Blood culture |
Serology |
Treatment |
Systemic brucellosis |
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| Cokca et al, 1994 |
17-year-old boy |
Regular consumption of cows milk, living in rural area near breeding animals |
Intramedullary dermoid cyst (T11-L2) |
Brucella abortus biotype 3 |
Brucella abortus biotype 3 |
not mentioned |
Surgical+Medical |
present |
| Bingol et al, 1999. |
40-year-old female |
Raising sheep and consuming raw milk |
Intramedullary granuloma at T5 |
not done |
No growth |
positive |
Medical |
present |
| Novati et al, 2002. |
24-year-old male |
Consumption of fresh goats cheese |
Intramedullary abscess at T3 |
not done |
Brucella melitensis |
positive |
Medical |
present |
| Helvaci et al, 2002 |
15-year-old girl |
Consumption of cheese made from raw goats milk |
Intramedullary abscess at T11-T12 |
no growth |
no growth |
positive |
Surgical+Medical |
present |
| Present case, 2005 |
40-year-old female |
Living near abattoir, consumption of meat and goat's milk. |
Intramedullary abscess at Conus |
Brucella melitensis |
Brucella melitensis |
positive |
Surgical+Medical |
present |
Vajramani et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2005 4:14 doi:10.1186/1476-0711-4-14 |
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