Gram-negative Bacillary Meningitis: A Case Report of E. coli Meningitis in Adult.
- Author:
Seon Chool HWANG
1
;
Sang Ok RA
;
Geo Hyoung KIM
;
Mun Seung CHOI
;
Kyu Hyun PARK
;
Sang Wook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Pusan University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gram-negative bacillary meningitis;
E. coli meningitis;
A case reprot
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Causality;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Fatty Liver;
Humans;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Meningitis*;
Mortality;
Urinary Tract Infections
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1992;10(1):103-108
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We treated a 66 year-old-male patient with non-traumatic spontaneous E. coli meningitis, whose cerebrospinal fluid showed turbid, and from which E. coli was cultured, and who had urinary tract infection and fatty liver disease which were thought to be predisposing factors to the meningitis. Gram-negative bacillary meningitis is a very rare condition after the neonatal period, and may be complicated by penetrating cranial injuries, neurosurgical interventions or such debilitating diseases as diabetes, liver cirrhosis, urinary tract infection, malignancy and alcholism, etc. It has a high mortality rate in spite of using various antibiotics.
