title: [Meningoencephalitis by Listeria in the lupus disease].
abstract: We present a patient with lupus nephropathy of 20 years of evolution in treatment with oral steroids who developed a meningoencephalitis associated to bacteraemia by Listeria monocytogenes. The patient was treated successfully with gentamicin and ampicillin for 6 weeks. Infection by Listeria monocytogenes occurs more frequently in individuals with some form of immunodeficiency like lupus disease, with a mortality around 30%.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Nefrología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Albacete. auroralmontes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Montes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrés Mompeán
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez Villaescusa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández Belmonte
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mateos Rodríguez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abad Ortiz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez Martínez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López Rubio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez Roldán
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged