Fatal granulomatous meningoencephalitis associated to mycobacterium mucogenicum-like microorganism: a case report.
Mycobacterium mucogenicum is rarely associated to human infections. However, in the last year, a few reports of sepsis and fatal cases of central nervous systems have been documented. Here we report a fatal case of granulomatous meningoencephalitis of three weeks of evolution where DNA from a M. mucogenicum-like microorganism was identified postmortem in samples of brain tissue.
Sariol
Carlos A
CA
Unit of Comparative Medicine, Caribbean Primate Research Center, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR. csariol@rcm.upr.edu
Galib
Yussef
Y
Pantoja
Petraleigh
P
Colón
Lillian
L
González
Anarda
A
Tormos
Lee Marie
LM
Santana
Jorge
J
Luciano
Carlos A
CA
González-Martínez
Janis
J
Kraiselburd
Edmundo N
EN
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections