Case Reports in Neurology (Aug 2018)

An Autopsy Case of Edwardsiella tarda Meningoencephalitis

  • Takahiro Makino,
  • Isamu Sugano,
  • Ikuo Kamitsukasa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000492488
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 2
pp. 252 – 260

Abstract

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A 62-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse was admitted with a headache and rapidly progressing altered consciousness that led to coma over several hours. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures were positive for Edwardsiella tarda. Despite prompt treatment initiation, the patient died on the third hospital day. Autopsy showed meningitis of the entire cerebrum with ventriculitis, and alcoholic fatty liver was observed. Clinicians should be cognizant of E. tarda meningoencephalitis, a rare presentation which can be associated with poor outcomes in patients with excessive alcohol consumption and alcoholic liver disease.

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