Brucella melitensis infection of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: A form of neurobrucellosis manifested as gastrointestinal symptoms

• मुख्य लेखकों: Abdulnasir Al-Otaibi (लेखक), Maha Almuneef (लेखक), Mohammad Al Shaalan (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Summary: A report of a 9 year-old child with Myelomeningocele who has a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and peritonitis. The patient had no CNS symptoms but the cerebrospinal fluid was positive for Brucella melitensis. We discuss neurobrucellosis in children...