Listeria rhombencephalitis mimicking acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in a patient without predisposing medical conditions

JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY(2020)

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Listeria rhombencephalitis ( L. rhombencephalitis) is an uncommon form of central nervous system infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes (LM). It often occurs to immunocompetent individuals. Here, we described the case of a 45-year-old female patient without medical histories, who presented for high-grade fever, headache, and focal neurological manifestations. She was initially empirically diagnosed with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) because of clinical symptoms, acute clinical course, and neuroimaging. However, the biochemical analysis of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) questioned the diagnosis of ADEM. The final diagnosis of L. rhombencephalitis was based on CSF culture for LM. Thus, L. rhombencephalitis should be preferentially and empirically considered for a patient with significantly elevated lactic acid and moderately increased red cells in CSF at early time, accompanied with rapidly progressive neurological dysfunctions involved in the brain stem.
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Listeria monocytogenes,Listeria rhombencephalitis,Acute disseminated encephalitis,Lactic acid,Cerebral spinal fluid
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