Acute Meningitis Caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum
- Author:
Myung Ah LEE
1
;
Ko Eun CHOI
;
Chong Hwee LEE
;
Young Je HEO
;
Joong-Seok KIM
;
Sung Chul LIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:증례
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2020;38(4):289-292
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: We reported a 43-year-old male patient who presented with headache and diplopia. The cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed pleocytosis, suggesting acute meningitis. The subsequent polymerase chain reaction and genetic sequencing of blood and cerebrospinal fluid showed that the causative organism was Anaplasma phagocytophilum. This case suggests that we should consider anaplasmosis as a causative agent of acute meningitis; if an unexplained meningitis patient shows no response to any treatments.
