From a simple chronic headache to neurobrucellosis: A case report

Masih Tajdini; Sona Akbarloo; Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini; Banafsheh Parvizi; Somaye Baghani; Vajiheh Aghamollaii; Abbas Tafakhori

From a simple chronic headache to neurobrucellosis: A case report

Masih Tajdini
, Sona Akbarloo
, Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini
, Banafsheh Parvizi
, Somaye Baghani
, Vajiheh Aghamollaii
, Abbas Tafakhori

Family Medicine

Upstate Medical University

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

Brucellosis is an infectious disease with high incidence in Iran. Neurobrucellosis is a focal complication of brucellosis affecting both central and peripheral nervous system presenting with a varieties of signs and symptoms. The most reported manifestations are meningitis and meningoencephalitis. In this report, we will describe a case of a young woman affected by neurobrucellosis presenting with chronic progressive headache and papilledema.

Original language	English
Journal	Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Volume	28
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

Brucellosis
Headache
Papilledema

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