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

Authors :: Pailhoriès H
Chenouard R
Eveillard M
Kempf M
Pereyre S
Bébéar C
Lemarié C
Source :: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases [Int J Infect Dis] 2019 Jul; Vol. 84, pp. 5-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 30.
Publication Year :: 2019
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.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)

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

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1878-3511
Volume :: 84
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 31051277
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2019.04.024

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