Kingella kingae, a rare cause of bacterial meningitis.
A male adolescent with a history of pharyngitis developed meningitis due to Kingella kingae. This is a Gram-negative coccobacillus belonging to the family of Neisseriaceae. It is a rarely reported human pathogen, from which only 2 cases of meningitis have been described up to the present day. Our patient developed ophthalmoplegia, suggestive of basal meningitis. He was treated with penicillin G and recovered completely.
Van Erps
J
J
Department of Internal Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
Schmedding
E
E
Naessens
A
A
Keymeulen
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D009346:Neisseriaceae / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence