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- Title
Severe CNS relapse of partially treated Listeria: hydrocephalus, brain oedema and coma.
- Authors
Schattner, A; Leibovitz, E; Glick, Y
- Abstract
# In late pregnancy, but mostly in elderly or immunosuppressed patients (chemotherapy, post-transplantation, glucocorticoids, etc.), I Listeria i may cause bacteraemia, frequently also central nervous system (CNS) disease. Ascites tap revealed 15 000 white blood cells (WBC)/mm SP 3 sp (mostly neutrophils), intestinal perforation was not found, and blood/ascites cultures grew I Listeria monocytogenes. i He reported ordering food deliveries from varied outside sources. # CNS manifestations are usually meningoencephalitis, associated with hydrocephalus, brain oedema and deep coma in severe cases.
- Subjects
CEREBRAL edema; CENTRAL nervous system infections; COMA; HYDROCEPHALUS; PROGNOSIS; INFORMED consent (Medical law)
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2023, Vol 116, Issue 10, p864
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcad150