title: Acute onset myositis associated with brucellosis, quite a rare diagnosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aygul Dogan
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Zerrin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yulugkural
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Utku
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents