title: Transient immunologic defect in a case of Listeria rhombencephalitis.
abstract: We report a case of Listeria rhombencephalitis in a previously healthy 60-year-old man. Listeria rhombencephalitis is a rare but well-defined clinical syndrome of lower brain-stem involvement caused by Listeria monocytogenes. Contrary to other listerioses, rhombencephalitis has been mainly observed in patients without predisposing conditions. In our case, however, findings of a detailed immunologic study, performed three months and one year, respectively, after clinical onset of Listeria rhombencephalitis manifestations, showed a transient cellular immunity defect, not associated with any other apparent disease.
mesh_terms: D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000503:physiopathology