Presence of Chlamydophila psittaci DNA in the central nervous system of a patient with status epilepticus.
This study reports an extraordinarily severe and prolonged course of neuroornithosis with generalized status epilepticus as an initial symptom. Direct invasion of the central nervous system by Chlamydophila psittaci was confirmed by the demonstration of specific DNA in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid. The patient recovered slowly under administration of doxycycline.
Walder
Gernot
G
Institute of Hygiene and Social Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria. gernot.walder@uibk.ac.at
Schönherr
Hans
H
Hotzel
Helmut
H
Speth
Cornelia
C
Oehme
Albrecht
A
Dierich
Manfred P
MP
Würzner
Reinhard
R
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001483:Base Sequence; D020806:Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial