Listeria Monocytogenes Meningitis Presenting with Bilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
10.4078/jkra.2009.16.4.333
- Author:
You Mi HWANG
1
;
Seung Ki KWOK
;
Ji Min KIM
;
Ho Sung YOON
;
Ji Hyeon JU
;
Kyung Su PARK
;
Sung Hwan PARK
;
Ho Youn KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea. seungki73@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Systemic lupus erythematosus;
Listeria monocytogenes;
Meningitis;
Neuropsychiatric lupus
- MeSH:
Abducens Nerve;
Abducens Nerve Diseases;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Central Nervous System;
Humans;
Listeria;
Listeria monocytogenes;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic;
Meningitis;
Meningitis, Listeria;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Opportunistic Infections;
Paralysis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2009;16(4):333-337
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Infection still remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Patients with SLE are well known to have an increased risk of various opportunistic infections, which can be fatal. Central nervous system (CNS) infections such as meningitis are rare complications to SLE. On occasion, nonspecific neurologic manifestations of infectious meningitis in SLE patients can be confused with neuropsychiatric lupus. Listeria monocytogenes is a less-commonly identified organism causing meningitis in SLE patients. Here, we describe a case of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis presenting with bilateral abducens nerve (sixth cranial nerve) palsy in a patient with SLE, who was successfully treated with systemic antibiotics.
