A rare etiology of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion.
Legionella
mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion
Journal
Clinical case reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Titre abrégé: Clin Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
received:
14
05
2021
revised:
26
07
2021
accepted:
15
08
2021
entrez:
6
9
2021
pubmed:
7
9
2021
medline:
7
9
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Legionella is a rare cause of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion, which should be considered in patients with risk factors. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and legionella urinary antigen test can help the diagnosis since cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be normal.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34484781
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4759
pii: CCR34759
pmc: PMC8405524
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e04759Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
All authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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