Medical Journal of Australia 2013-09-16

First report of probable neurobrucellosis in Australia.

Wendy J Munckhof, Amy V Jennison, John R Bates, Ian Gassiep

Index: Med. J. Aust. 199(6) , 423-5, (2013)

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Abstract

We report the first known Australian case of probable neurobrucellosis, in a young feral-pig shooter who presented with episodic left-sided visual loss and left-sided numbness and headache. Treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone and oral rifampicin, doxycycline and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole resulted in a good clinical response.