%0 Journal Article
%T An Autopsy Case of Edwardsiella tarda Meningoencephalitis
%A Ikuo Kamitsukasa
%A Isamu Sugano
%A Takahiro Makino
%J Archive of "Case Reports in Neurology".
%D 2018
%R 10.1159/000492488
%X A 62-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse was admitted with a headache and rapidly progressing altered consciousness that led to coma over several hours. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures were positive for Edwardsiella tarda. Despite prompt treatment initiation, the patient died on the third hospital day. Autopsy showed meningitis of the entire cerebrum with ventriculitis, and alcoholic fatty liver was observed. Clinicians should be cognizant of E. tarda meningoencephalitis, a rare presentation which can be associated with poor outcomes in patients with excessive alcohol consumption and alcoholic liver disease
%K Meningoencephalitis
%K Edwardsiella tarda
%K Autopsy case
%K Alcoholic liver disease
%K Immune status
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6167704/