De Novo meningitis caused by Propionibacterium acnes in a patient with metastatic melanoma.
Propionibacterium acnes is a known cause of postneurosurgical meningitis; however, it is rarely implicated in de novo meningitis. Herein we report a case of a 49-year-old male with de novo meningitis caused by P. acnes with metastatic melanoma as the only identified risk factor for his infection.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jason P
JP
Burnham
Benjamin S
BS
Thomas
Sergio E
SE
Trevino
Erin
E
McElvania Tekippe
Carey-Ann D
CA
Burnham
F Matthew
FM
Kuhlmann
D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008581:Meningitis; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification*