title: Streptococcus suis meningitis: report of a case.
abstract: A 50-year-old policeman who presented with subacute meningitis, bilateral rectus muscle palsies, dizziness and early bilateral deafness was reported. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed polymorphonuclear pleocytosis with Gram-positive cocci. Blood and CSF cultures grew Streptococcus viridans which subsequently identified to be Streptococcus suis. The patient improved after treatment but deafness persisted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chotmongkol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamatawong
mesh_terms: D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017011:Streptococcus suis