[Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga carnimorsus with development of erythema nodosum].
A case of meningitis in a 42-year-old previously healthy man caused by the gram-negative rod Capnocytophaga carnimorsus is presented. The patient had erythema nodosum. Bacteremia was possibly induced during dental treatment.
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Medicinsk-epidemiologisk afdeling, Marselisborg Hospital, Arhus.
D000328:Adult; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*
Meningitis forårsaget af Capnocytophaga carnimorsus med udvikling af erythema nodosum.