[Listeria monocytogenes rhomboencephalitis. Report of three cases]. / Romboencefalitis por Listeria monocytogenes. Patología emergente en relación al brote epidémico. Presentación de tres casos clínicos.
Rev Med Chil
; 137(12): 1602-6, 2009 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-20361137
An unusual number of cases of rhomb encephalitis have occurred in Chile because of the increased frequency of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes. We report three females aged 36, 40 and 55 years, with the disease. All presented with a prodrome characterized by headache, nausea, vomiting and fever, followed by ataxia and unilateral palsies of the third, seventh and twelfth cranial nerves. One patient presented also a hemi-hypoesthesia. Magnetic resonance showed lesions in the posterior aspect of the brain stem, specifically in relation to the floor of the fourth ventricle. Blood cultures were positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rombencéfalo
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Encefalitis
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Listeriosis
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Listeria monocytogenes
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Chile