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Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?

Hacer Aktürk, Asuman Özkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğçe Uzunhan, Nezahat Gürler, Oğuz Bülent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer.

Abstract
Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection transmitted from animals to humans mostly by ingestion through infected food prod¬ucts, direct contact with an infected animal. It can involve any organ system and present with a broad spectrum of clini¬cal findings. Central nervous system involvement, so called neurobrucellosis, is rarely seen in pediatric age population. Neurologic manifestations may also show great variability and lead to confusion in diagnosis. Here, we report a case of chronic neurobrucellosis presenting with gradually worsening sensorineural hearing loss and subsequently developed meningitis. A 15 years old girl was diagnosed as neurobrucellosis with the aid of positive serum and CSF agglutination tests, in addition to clinical findings and positive exposure history to unpasteurized dairy products. Clinicians serving in endemic areas should consider brucellosis in differential diagnosis of such atypical clinical presentations to avoid delay in diagnosis and treatment. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2015;5(3): 125-128J Microbiol Infect Dis 2015;5(3): 119-124<br>Hacer Aktürk, Tophanelioğlu cad. Güzelyapı sitesi A blok Daire:12 Koşuyolu/Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey,Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?, Hacer Aktürk, Tophanelioğlu cad. Güzelyapı sitesi A blok Daire:12 Koşuyolu/Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey J Microbiol Infect Dis 2015;5(3): 125-128 doi: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2015.03.0190


 
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Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer. Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015; 5(3): 125-128 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190


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Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer. Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657277 [Access: February 04, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190


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Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer. Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015; 5(3): 125-128 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190



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Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer. Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2015), [cited February 04, 2024]; 5(3): 125-128 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190



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Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer (2015) Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 5 (3), 125-128 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190



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Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer. 2015. Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 5 (3), 125-128 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190



Chicago Style

Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer. "Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 5 (2015), 125-128 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer. "Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 5.3 (2015), 125-128 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190



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Hacer Akturk, Asuman Ozkan, İlkay Meral Odabaşı, Tuğce Uzunhan, Nezahat Gurler, Oğuz Bulent Erol, Nuran Salman, Ayper Somer (2015) Hearing loss: Can it be neurobrucellosis?. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 5 (3), 125-128 . doi:10.5799/jmid2015.03.0190