A case of meningoencephalitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a healthy child.
10.3345/kjp.2010.53.5.653
- Author:
Ji Eun LEE
1
;
Won Kyoung CHO
;
Chan Hee NAM
;
Min Ho JUNG
;
Jin Han KANG
;
Byung Kyu SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. suhbk@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Listeria monocytogenes;
Meningoencephalitis;
complications;
Hydrocephalus;
Child
- MeSH:
Aged;
Animals, Domestic;
Arthritis;
Bacillus;
Brain Abscess;
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Immunocompromised Host;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Listeria;
Listeria monocytogenes;
Listeriosis;
Liver Abscess;
Meningitis;
Meningoencephalitis;
Osteomyelitis;
Pregnant Women;
Soil;
Vegetables
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2010;53(5):653-656
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus that is isolated from the soil, vegetables, and wild or domestic animals. Listeria occurs predominantly in the elderly, immunocompromised patients, pregnant women and newborns. Infections by this microorganism are rare in healthy infants and children. L. monocytogenes may cause meningitis, meningoencephalitis, brain abscess, pyogenic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and liver abscesses in children. The course of meningoencephalitis by listeria is often severe and even fatal. Acute hydrocephalus can develop as a complication and the mortality associated with listeriosis is significantly high. We present a case of meningoencephalitis caused by L. monocytogenes in a previously healthy 7-year-old girl.
