Listeria monocytogenes Myelitis

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 29(2); 2011 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2011;29(2): 120-123.

Listeria monocytogenes 척수염

이성현, 신재원 강진휘 안미영 백신혜 이형석 김지선 신동익 이상수

충북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Listeria monocytogenes Myelitis

Sung-Hyun Lee

Department of Neurology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea

Abstract

Listeria myelitis is known to be very rare and not reported yet in Korea. A 78-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and hepatocellular carcinoma presented altered mentality, paraparesis, and fever. His spinal cord MRI, cerebrospinal fluid study, and blood culture demonstrated thoracic myelitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes. This case suggests that listeria myelitis should be considered as one of the causes of non-tumorous myelopathy especially in immunocompromised patients. KeyWords:Infectious myelitis, Listeria monocytogenes

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