Brucellar Brain Abscess in a Child

A ten-year-old boy developed symptoms consistent with brucellosis and was treated with combined tetracycline and streptomycin. Despite therapy, he abruptly developed dysarthria and fear of death. A cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed an abscess. Brucella abortus was isolated from the blood culture. He recovered completely with doxycycline plus rifampicin therapy.