Streptococcus bovis meningitis and carcinoma of the colon
Weitberg, A.B.; Annese, C.; Ginsberg, M.B.
Johns Hopkins Medical Journal 148(6): 260-261
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-7263 PMID: 6785508 Document Number: 177764
A 90-year-old woman who presented with Streptococcus bovis meningitis was found at autopsy to have a colonic carcinoma. Although the association between colonic carcinoma and S. bovis endocarditis or bacteremia is well-documented in the literature, S. bovis meningitis is uncommon. A thorough investigation of the gastrointestinal tract should be undertaken in patients with S. bovis infections even in the absence of gastrointestinal signs or symptoms.