[Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga carnimorsus with development of erythema nodosum]

Ugeskr Laeger. 1992 Aug 31;154(36):2437-8.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

A case of meningitis in a 42-year-old previously healthy man caused by the gram-negative rod Capnocytophaga carnimorsus is presented. The patient had erythema nodosum. Bacteremia was possibly induced during dental treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Capnocytophaga / isolation & purification*
  • Erythema Nodosum / microbiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*