A case of Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an adult after transphenoidal ablation of craniopharyngioma

Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Jul:84:5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.04.024. Epub 2019 Apr 30.

Abstract

We report the case of a Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an immunocompetent patient, 17 days after surgical ablation of a craniopharyngioma. Presence of U. parvum in the cerebrospinal fluid was assessed by 16S rDNA sequencing and U. parvum specific PCR. This article details a surprising complication in an adult of a transphenoidal surgery for ablation of a craniopharyngioma. This is the first case, to our knowledge, of U. parvum meningitis in an adult patient.

Keywords: Immunocompetent patient; Meningitis; Postoperative infections; Ureaplasma parvum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Craniopharyngioma / complications
  • Craniopharyngioma / surgery*
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Ureaplasma Infections / etiology*
  • Ureaplasma*

Substances

  • DNA, Ribosomal