Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Oct 19:2017:bcr2017221839. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221839.

Abstract

Gram-negative bacilli such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa are a rare cause of meningitis. Patients developing P. aeruginosa meningitis most commonly have a history of neurosurgical procedures. We report a patient who presented with community-acquired chronic meningitis secondary to P. aeruginosa, related to surgery for otosclerosis 5 years previously.

Keywords: ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology; infection (neurology); infections; meningitis; therapeutic indications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravenous
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Chronic Disease
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Hearing Loss / complications
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Pseudomonas Infections / complications
  • Pseudomonas Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
  • Spinal Puncture
  • Spine / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents