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Arterial occlusion due to Listeria meningoencephalitis in an immunocompromised boy
N A Békássy1, S Cronqvist, S Garwicz
1Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
Sequential CAT scan studies of the brain were performed in a 7-year-old boy with Listeria monocytogenes serotype 1 meningoencephalitis. The infection occurred while he was receiving maintenance chemotherapy for T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A lesion in the right hemisphere during the infection resulted in an excessive enlargement of the right ventricle 10 months later, most probably caused by arterial occlusion.
Insights
A child with T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma developed Listeria meningoencephalitis. Brain imaging revealed a lesion causing later ventricle enlargement, likely due to arterial occlusion.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neuroradiology
Background:
- Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis is a severe infection affecting the brain and its surrounding membranes.
- Patients undergoing chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies, such as T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, are at increased risk of opportunistic infections.
- Neurological complications can arise from CNS infections in immunocompromised children.