Brucellar Aortitis and Meningoencephalitis in an Adolescent.

Pediatr Infect Dis J

From the *Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, †Department of Cardiology, and ‡Department of General Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.

Published: December 2016

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001260DOI Listing

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