Brain stem infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes
Antal, E.A.; Løberg, E.M.; Wyller, V.B.; Bracht, P.; Torp, S.H.; Maehlen, J.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 119(3): 373-374
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 10074834 Document Number: 502495
Rhombencephalitis due to Listeria monocytogenes is a serious form of brainstem inflammation. It is difficult to diagnose on the basis of clinical and laboratory findings alone. We describe a fatal case of Listeria monocytogenes rhombencephalitis in a previously healthy female teenager. Clinical and pathogenetic aspects of this condition are discussed.