TY - JOUR AU - Alqwaifly, Mohammed AU - Al-Ajlan, Fahad AU - Al-Hindi, Hindi AU - Al Semari, Abdulaziz T1 - Central Nervous System Brucellosis Granuloma and White Matter Disease in Immunocompromised Patient T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 6 SP - 978 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Brucellosis is a multisystem zoonotic disease. We report an unusual case of neurobrucellosis with seizures in an immunocompromised patient in Saudi Arabia who underwent renal transplantation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed diffuse white matter lesions. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid were positive for Brucella sp. Granuloma was detected in a brain biopsy specimen. KW - central nervous system KW - brucellosis KW - neurobrucellosis KW - Brucella KW - bacteria KW - white matter disease KW - intracranial granuloma KW - immunocompromised patient KW - zoonoses KW - epilepsy KW - refractory epilepsy KW - meningitis/encephalitis KW - Saudi Arabia DO - 10.3201/eid2306.161173 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/6/16-1173_article ER - End of Reference