Brucellar Aortitis and Meningoencephalitis in an Adolescent.
Brucellosis can affect any organ system and result in possible complications. We present an adolescent male who had brucellar aortitis and meningitis simultaneously. Brucellar aortic involvement is a rare complication of brucellosis and can occur without concomitant endocarditis. Here, the patient was managed with prolonged antibiotic therapy without any surgery.
From the *Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, †Department of Cardiology, and ‡Department of General Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
Gulsum Iclal
GI
Bayhan
Ibrahim
I
Ece
Ahmet Faik
AF
Oner
D001025:Aortitis; D002002:Brucella; D002006:Brucellosis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis