title: Listerial rhombencephalitis in an immunocompetent woman.
abstract: Listeriosis usually affects immunocompromised patients including elderly people and pregnant women, but it may also affect otherwise healthy individuals. In our report, we present a case of a rare and very severe form of listeriosis-rhombencephalitis in a 61-year-old female with no history of immunosuppression, who, because of history, clinical picture, and laboratory results as well as negative cultures, was at first diagnosed with viral encephalitis. This paper underlines that Listeria monocytogenes infection should be taken into consideration in case of lymphocytic encephalitis even in immunocompetent patients. Typical MRI picture may be crucial in establishing a proper diagnosis as the lab results may be misleading.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Żurawia 14, 15-540 Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0072-2180
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Czupryna
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Żurawia 14, 15-540 Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zajkowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Żurawia 14, 15-540 Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Żurawia 14, 15-540 Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pancewicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Żurawia 14, 15-540 Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Guziejko
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Żurawia 14, 15-540 Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moniuszko
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Żurawia 14, 15-540 Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zajkowska