Romboencefalitis por Listeria monocytogenes: Patología emergente en relación al brote epidémico. Presentación de tres casos clínicos / Listeria monocytogenes rhomboencephalitis: Report of three cases
Rev. méd. Chile
; 137(12): 1602-1606, dic. 2009. ilus
Artigo
em Espanhol
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| ID: lil-543138
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ABSTRACT
An unusual number of cases of rhomb encephalitis have occurred in Chile because of the increased frequency of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes. We report three females aged 36, 40 and 55 years, with the disease. All presented with a prodrome characterized by headache, nausea, vomiting and fever, followed by ataxia and unilateral palsies of the third, seventh and twelfth cranial nerves. One patient presented also a hemi-hypoesthesia. Magnetic resonance showed lesions in the posterior aspect of the brain stem, specifically in relation to the floor of the fourth ventricle. Blood cultures were positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Rombencéfalo
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Encefalite
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Listeriose
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Listeria monocytogenes
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL