Acute onset myositis associated with brucellosis, quite a rare diagnosis

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Celik A. D., ÇELİK Y., YULUĞKURAL Z., BALCI K., UTKU U.

Internal Medicine, cilt.47, sa.23, ss.2091-2093, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 23
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1108
  • Dergi Adı: Internal Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2091-2093
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brucellosis, Myositis
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Brucellosis is a zoonosis that is transmissible to humans. It is a disease with multi-systemic involvement caused by the genus Brucella. Neurological complications, including meningitis, meningo-encephalitis, myelitis-radiculoneuritis, brain abscess, epidural abscess and meningo-vascular syndromes, are rarely encountered. We present a patient presenting with acute onset myositis. This kind of presentation has not previously been reported in the English language literature. We conclude that the diagnosis of neuro-brucellosis should be considered in patients presenting with muscle weakness. © 2008 The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine.