Unilateral optic neuritis as a presentation of neurobrucellosis

• Main Authors: Rita Marques (Author), Cristina Martins (Author), Inês Machado (Author), José Paulo Monteiro (Author), Nuno Campos (Author), Paulo Calhau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neurobrucellosis manifesting as optic neuritis is a rare disease in childhood. We report a case of neurobrucellosis in a 11 year old girl leading to visual impairment and headache. Physical examination revealed mild oedema of right tibiotarsic joint and optic neuritis. Investigations showed CSF pleo...