Meningitis due to Listeria Monocytogenes Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Korean Circulation Journal
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: 1616-1619, 1998.
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en Coreano
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| ID: wpr-171904
ABSTRACT
We report a first case of meningitis due to listeria monocytogenes after cardiac transplantation in Korea. This patient is a 40-year-old man with Dilated cardiomyopathy, he presented with intermittent dyspnea and abdominal distension for about 1 year. After cardiac transplantation, he was treated with azathioprine, cyclosporine and prednisolone for graft rejection. He was presented with intermittent fever, headache and lethargy for about 10days after cardiac transplantation. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from blood culture and CSF culture. He was treated with intravenous penicillin G for 10days successfully and changed with ampicillin for 10days, took oral ampicillin for 10days without any complication after discharge.
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Asunto principal:
Penicilina G
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Azatioprina
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Prednisolona
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Cardiomiopatía Dilatada
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Trasplante de Corazón
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Ciclosporina
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Disnea
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Letargia
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Fiebre
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Rechazo de Injerto
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Circulation Journal
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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