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KMID : 1235520170160010029
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Research in Vestibular Science
2017 Volume.16 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.33
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Rapidly Progressive Ophthalmoplegia and Brainstem-Cerebellar Dysfunction in Rhombencephalitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes
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Kim Sung-Sik
Kim Jong-Hun
Lee Jin-Heui
Lee Seung-Han
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Abstract
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Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a rare, but important bacterial pathogen causing central nervous system infection in the elderly, pregnant women, and immunocompromised patients. A 60-year-old man with diabetes presented with headache, fever and rapidly progressive ophthalmoplegia. Based on serological and MRI studies, he was diagnosed with rhombencephalitis due to L. monocytogenes. The patient recovered without complications with urgent initiation of empirical antibiotics and the pathogen-specific antibiotic treatment. L. monocytogenes should be considered as a cause of rhombencephalitis presenting as external ophthalmoplegia.
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KEYWORD
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Listeria monocytogenes, Ophthalmoplegia, Encephalitis, Brain Stem, Cerebellum
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