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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023

Hearing loss: an unusual presentation of neurobrucellosis: a case report.

Prem Kumar Sah, Hari Krishna Lamichhane, Ezza Fatima Tariq, K C Saroj, Prabhat Adhikari

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Prem Kumar SahManipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. sahprem20@gmail.com.
Hari Krishna LamichhaneManipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
Ezza Fatima TariqMultan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan.
K C SarojManipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
Prabhat AdhikariInstitute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Manipal Teaching Hospital · NPNishtar Medical College and Hospital · PKTribhuvan University Teaching Hospital · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBrucellosis is a zoonotic disease, caused by a Gram-negative coccobacillus of Brucella genus, transmitted to humans by animals, especially cattle. It rarely involves the nervous system (neurobrucellosis); only a few cases present with hearing loss. We report a case of neurobrucellosis, that presented with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and mild to moderate persistent headache. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first well-documented case from Nepal. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 40-year-old Asian male shepherd from the western mountainous region of Nepal who came to the emergency department of Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara in May, 2018 and did a follow-up for 6 months. He presented with high-grade fever, profuse sweating, headache, myalgia, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. His history of consuming raw milk of cattle, symptoms including persistent mild to moderate headache, bilateral hearing loss, and serological findings were suggestive of neurobrucellosis. Following treatment, the symptoms improved, including the complete recovery of hearing loss.

conclusionHearing loss may be the manifestation of neurobrucellosis. Physicians should know about such presentations in brucella endemic areas.

Indexed as

BrucellaBrucellosisDeafnessHearing LossHearing Loss, SensorineuralAdultAnimalsCattleHearing Loss, BilateralHumansMaleBrucella agglutination testBrucellosisCase reportHearing lossNepalNeurobrucellosisSensorineural hearing lossUnusual presentationZoonotic disease

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PMID36978194
PMCPMC10053093
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