Cerebral trunk abscess due to Neisseria meningitidis in a 28-year-old immunocompetent patient

Meningococcal disease can manifest in very different clinical situations. Meningococcal meningitis and fulminant meningococcemia (or purpura fulminans) are the most common forms of these infections, but many other manifestations can be seen including septic arthritis, pericarditis, pleurisy and conj...

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Published inRevue neurologique Vol. 168; no. 3; pp. 287 - 290
Main Authors Faisant, C, Cochin, J P, Rapoport, N, Evreux, F, Vaschalde, Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.03.2012
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Adult
Amoxicillin - therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Arthritis, Infectious - microbiology
Brain Abscess - microbiology
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Frontal Lobe - microbiology
Humans
Immunocompetence
Internal Capsule - microbiology
Male
Meningitis, Meningococcal - microbiology
Neisseria meningitidis
Neurologic Examination
Tegmentum Mesencephali - microbiology
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Summary:Meningococcal disease can manifest in very different clinical situations. Meningococcal meningitis and fulminant meningococcemia (or purpura fulminans) are the most common forms of these infections, but many other manifestations can be seen including septic arthritis, pericarditis, pleurisy and conjunctivitis. Brain abscesses have also been described; they are a rare complication of meningococcal disease. We report the case of a 28-year-old immunocompetent patient who developed meningococcal infection associated with brain abscesses and oligo-arthritis.
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ISSN:0035-3787
DOI:10.1016/j.neurol.2011.08.014