Successful medical treatment of intracranial abscess caused by Brucella spp

• Published in: The Journal of infection Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 77 - 80
• Main Authors: Kizilkilic, Osman, Turunc, Tuba, Yildirim, Tulin, Demiroglu, Yusuf Ziya, Hurcan, Cem, Uncu, Hikmet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2005; Elsevier
• Subjects: Abscess; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biological and medical sciences; Brain Abscess - diagnosis; Brain Abscess - drug therapy; Brain Abscess - microbiology; Brucellosis - diagnosis; Brucellosis - drug therapy; Brucellosis - physiopathology; Cerebellum; Drug Therapy, Combination - therapeutic use; Humans; Infectious diseases; Magnetic resonance imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Neurobrucellosis; Cerebellum; Neurobrucellosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Abscess; Infection; Intracranial; Treatment; Brucellaceae; Brucella; Bacteria
• ISSN: 0163-4453; 1532-2742
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.021

An unusual presentation of unilateral cerebellar abscesses due to neurobrucellosis observed in a patient is reported. He gave a history of fever, headache, vomiting and had unilateral cerebellar signs. The abscess was detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and analysis of cerebrospinal fluid revealed neurobrucellosis. Patient treated by only antibiotics therapy, evolving to complete clinical and radiological resolution, without neurosurgical intervention. We are presenting a case of cerebellar abscess due to neurobrucellosis diagnosed by MRI, treated medically, and had both radiologic and clinical follow-up. We also made a review of the literature concerning the cerebellar abscess due to neurobrucellosis