title: Neurobrucellosis mimicking cerebral tumor: case report and literature review.
abstract: We are reporting a case of neurobrucellosis that was clinically and radiologically indistinguishable from a cerebral tumor. The histological diagnosis was granulomatous encephalitis. The diagnosis was established by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), detecting high levels of Ig G and Ig M Brucella antibodies in the serum and the cerebrospinal fluid. We suggest that patients with granulomatous encephalitis, without a clear etiological agent, should be studied for Brucella.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Centro Médico POVISA, C/Salamanca No. 5, 36211 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. psanmiguel@povisa.es
authors.forename: Pilar San
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Miguel
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Vasallo
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hortas
authors.forename: José Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Rey
authors.forename: Iosu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Antón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed