title: Unilateral optic neuritis as a presentation of neurobrucellosis.
abstract: Neurobrucellosis manifesting as optic neuritis is a rare disease in childhood. We report a case of neurobrucellosis in a 11 year old girl leading to visual impairment and headache. Physical examination revealed mild oedema of right tibiotarsic joint and optic neuritis. Investigations showed CSF pleocytosis and a Brucella serum agglutination titer of 1/640. Complete reversal of the symptoms was observed after appropriate antibiotic treatment. To our knowledge only four cases of neurobrucellosis manifesting with visual impairment in childhood are previously reported in literature.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, Hospital Garcia da Orta, Almada, Portugal;
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: José Paulo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calhau