A rare case of brainstem encephalitis by Listeria monocytogenes with isolated mesencephalic localization. Case report and review

Laura Reynaud; Maria Graf; Ivan Gentile; Raimondo Cerini; Rocco Ciampi; Salvatore Noce; Francesco Borrelli; Chiara Viola; Fabrizio Gentile; Francesco Briganti; Guglielmo Borgia

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.11.001

A rare case of brainstem encephalitis by Listeria monocytogenes with isolated mesencephalic localization. Case report and review

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 May;58(1):121-3. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.11.001. Epub 2007 Apr 3.

Authors

Laura Reynaud¹, Maria Graf, Ivan Gentile, Raimondo Cerini, Rocco Ciampi, Salvatore Noce, Francesco Borrelli, Chiara Viola, Fabrizio Gentile, Francesco Briganti, Guglielmo Borgia

Affiliation

¹ Department of Public Medicine and Social Security, Faculty of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 17408902
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.11.001

Abstract

We describe a case of brainstem infection by Listeria monocytogenes with right oculomotor palsy and lip drop, facial hypoesthesia, left arm paresthesia, positive blood culture, and sterile liquor in a 63-year-old man. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an isolated mesencephalic lesion. Localization of this kind accounted for 3% of 111 cases reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Brain Stem / diagnostic imaging
Brain Stem / microbiology*
Encephalitis / diagnostic imaging
Encephalitis / microbiology
Humans
Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification*
Listeriosis / microbiology
Listeriosis / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mesencephalon / diagnostic imaging
Mesencephalon / microbiology*
Middle Aged
Radiography