Acute onset myositis associated with brucellosis, quite a rare diagnosis.
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.
Celik
Aygul Dogan
AD
Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Celik
Yahya
Y
Yulugkural
Zerrin
Z
Balci
Kemal
K
Utku
Ufuk
U
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents