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Case Reports
. 2009 May;40(5):401-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.12.011.

Neurobrucellosis: a partially treatable cause of vision loss

Seyed Hassan Tonekaboni  1 , Abdollah Karimi, Shahnaz Armin, Ladan Afshar Khase, Ali Shabahang Sabertehrani
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Neurobrucellosis: a partially treatable cause of vision loss

Seyed Hassan Tonekaboni et al. Pediatr Neurol. 2009 May.

Abstract

Involvement of the central nervous system due to brucellosis is rare and has a broad range of clinical manifestations. Reported here is a case of neurobrucellosis in a 13-year-old boy leading to visual impairment and unilateral hearing loss. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed a suprasellar mass with extension to the optic chiasm. This case represents a novel finding of pediatric neurobrucellosis involving the optic chiasm. The patient's visual acuity, but not hearing, improved after initiation of antibiotic therapy.

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