2013
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v33i3.1482
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Encefalitis del tallo cerebral y mielitis por Listeria monocytogenes: caso clínico y revisión del tema

Abstract: La romboencefalitis por Listeria monocytogenes es una presentación poco común de la listeriosis del sistema nervioso central; sin embargo, es la presentación más común en personas inmunocompetentes. Aun más rara es la combinación de romboencefalitis con mielitis causada por L. monocytogenes; no obstante, en este artículo se reporta un caso de encefalitis del tallo y mielitis grave en un paciente sin compromiso del sistema inmunitario. Se presenta un paciente de 21 años de edad, sin deficiencias del sistema inm… Show more

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“…Rarer pathogens include tick-borne encephalitis, mycoplasma pneumoniae, borrelia, mycobacteria tuberculosis, and treponema pallidum. Single case reports describe listeria monocytogenes-related myelitis [ 13 ]. Due to suspected infectious origin, we started a broad empiric anti-infective treatment with acyclovir, ceftriaxone, and ampicillin in analogy to well-known empiric treatment in meningitis/meningo-encephalitis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rarer pathogens include tick-borne encephalitis, mycoplasma pneumoniae, borrelia, mycobacteria tuberculosis, and treponema pallidum. Single case reports describe listeria monocytogenes-related myelitis [ 13 ]. Due to suspected infectious origin, we started a broad empiric anti-infective treatment with acyclovir, ceftriaxone, and ampicillin in analogy to well-known empiric treatment in meningitis/meningo-encephalitis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Meningoencephalitis is the most common central nervous system (CNS) manifestation of listeriosis. However, brain abscess contributes only 1-10% of all CNS listeriosis [5,6]. The disease carries significant morbidity and mortality rates.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%