The Risk of Immunosuppression: A Case of Salmonella Meningitis
Joint Authors
Dower, Joshua
Lerner, David P.
Geva, Tamar
Wener, Kenneth
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Salmonella meningitis is a rare infection, particularly in adults.
We report the case of a 75-year-old female with a history of rheumatoid arthritis on TNF-antagonist immunosuppressive therapy who initially presented to the hospital for management of back and leg pain and was ultimately diagnosed with bacterial meningitis secondary to Salmonella species infection.
She was treated with ceftriaxone with slow improvement in neurological function.
Though the source of infection was never clearly identified from multiple imaging studies, we suspect the severity of her presentation was due to her history of TNF-antagonist use.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dower, Joshua& Lerner, David P.& Geva, Tamar& Wener, Kenneth. 2018. The Risk of Immunosuppression: A Case of Salmonella Meningitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144533
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dower, Joshua…[et al.]. The Risk of Immunosuppression: A Case of Salmonella Meningitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144533
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dower, Joshua& Lerner, David P.& Geva, Tamar& Wener, Kenneth. The Risk of Immunosuppression: A Case of Salmonella Meningitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144533
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144533