Reversible Diffuse Brain Edema in Acute Encephalopathy with Shigellosis

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 25(1); 2007 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2007;25(1): 123-125.

이질로 발생한 급성 뇌병증에서의 가역적 미만성 뇌부종

유승환, 민양기 윤성희 홍윤정 문찬오 김수연 조수진 권기한

한림대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Reversible Diffuse Brain Edema in Acute Encephalopathy with Shigellosis

Seung-Hwan Yoo

Department of Neurology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Shigellosis is an acute inflammatory colitis by infection to one of the members of the genus Shigella. It is known that various CNS symptoms including headache and seizure can develop with shigellosis. Encephalopathy with severe brain edema in shigellosis were rarely reported even in children as well as in adults. We report a rare case of acute encephalopathy with shigellosis showing severe diffuse brain edema which resolved rapidly with administration of steroids in an adult. KeyWords:Encephalopathy, Shigellosis, Brain edema