Neurobrucellosis in Children

Musa Kazim Caglar (Dr. Sarni Ulus Children's Hospital and Hacettepe Children's Hospital Ankara)
Sabiha Aysun (Dr. Sarni Ulus Children's Hospital and Hacettepe Children's Hospital Ankara)

Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 29 No 1-2 (1989): January - February 1989

Although the neurological symptoms in brucellosis are frequent, nervous system involvement is uncommon. In addition, blood and cerebrospinal fluid may not show growth of Brucella in culture. For these reasons brucellosis may not be considered hence correct diagnosis of the disease may be delayed. We have presented three cases of leptomeningitis due to brucellosis where diagnosis was delayed one to two months and was correctly made in two cases only after bone marrow aspiration culture.