A case of Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an adult after transphenoidal ablation of craniopharyngioma. (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pailhoriès, Hélène; Chenouard, Rachel; Eveillard, Matthieu; Kempf, Marie; Pereyre, Sabine; Bébéar, Cécile; Lemarié, Carole
• Is Part Of: International journal of infectious diseases. Volume 84(2019)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: Ureaplasma parvum -- Meningitis -- Immunocompetent patient -- Postoperative infections; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.04.024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1201-9712

Abstract

Highlights: Non-urogenital infections are unusual in immunocompetent adults. We report the first Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an immunocompetent patient. This case should alert about potential post-operative Ureaplasma infections in immunocompetent patients. Abstract: We report the case of a Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an immunocompetent patient, 17 days after surgical ablation of a craniopharyngioma. Presence of U. parvum in the cerebrospinal fluid was assessed by 16S rDNA sequencing and U. parvum specific PCR. This article details a surprising complication in an adult of a transphenoidal surgery for ablation of a craniopharyngioma. This is the first case, to our knowledge, of U. parvum meningitis in an adult patient.