Purulent meningitis and secondary epilepsy caused by Mycobacterium iranicum infection: A case report.
Mycobacterium iranicum
Purulent meningitis
Secondary epilepsy
metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS)
Journal
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1878-3511
Titre abrégé: Int J Infect Dis
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 9610933
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
14
03
2023
revised:
31
05
2023
accepted:
02
06
2023
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
17
6
2023
entrez:
16
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mycobacterium iranicum is characterized by rapid growth and orange-pigmented scotochromogenic colonies. However, it is uncommon for M. iranicum to invade the central nervous system. A man nearly 60 years old was referred to our hospital because of a seizure and unconsciousness. After admission, the patient had fever and dizziness without obvious abnormalities in the cerebrospinal fluid, except for an increase in neutrophils. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing and DNA testing were positive for M. iranicum. The patient was treated with imipenem, minocycline, moxifloxacin, and linezolid, and he gradually recovered during follow-up.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37327856
pii: S1201-9712(23)00624-0
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.06.002
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
5-7Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declarations of competing interest The authors have no competing interests to declare.