title: Meningoencephalitis in brucellosis.
abstract: Human brucellosis, more specifically neurobrucellosis, is a less commonly reported disease in India; although, animal brucellosis and seroprevalence in specific areas is well reported. We are reporting 4 cases of neurobrucellosis presenting as meningoencephalitis. Diagnosis was confirmed by serological test and agglutination titre was > 1:320 in all the patients. All these patients had close contact with animals and history of raw milk ingestion was present in 3 cases. The aim of presenting these cases is to create awareness among physicians while treating meningitis in persons, engaged in occupations related to brucellosis or having a history of ingestion of raw milk or milk product.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Neurology Division, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, 334003, India.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kochar
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kumawat
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.lastname: Shubharakaran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aseri
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rastogi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged