title: Neurobrucellosis: a partially treatable cause of vision loss.
abstract: Involvement of the central nervous system due to brucellosis is rare and has a broad range of clinical manifestations. Reported here is a case of neurobrucellosis in a 13-year-old boy leading to visual impairment and unilateral hearing loss. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed a suprasellar mass with extension to the optic chiasm. This case represents a novel finding of pediatric neurobrucellosis involving the optic chiasm. The patient's visual acuity, but not hearing, improved after initiation of antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Mofid Children Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Hassan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tonekaboni
authors.forename: Abdollah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: Shahnaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armin
authors.forename: Ladan Afshar
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Khase
authors.forename: Ali Shabahang
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sabertehrani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005682:Gadolinium; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005682:Gadolinium