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COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED ESCHERICHIA COLI MENINGITIS AND SPONDYLODISCITIS IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
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São Bernardo Hospital. Infectious Diseases Department. Setúbal, Portugal.
São Bernardo Hospital. Infectious Diseases Department. Setúbal, Portugal.
São Bernardo Hospital. Infectious Diseases Department. Setúbal, Portugal.
São Bernardo Hospital. Infectious Diseases Department. Setúbal, Portugal.
São Bernardo Hospital. Infectious Diseases Department. Setúbal, Portugal.
São Bernardo Hospital. Infectious Diseases Department. Setúbal, Portugal.
São Bernardo Hospital. Infectious Diseases Department. Setúbal, Portugal.
Resumen en ingles
Acute bacterial meningitis has a high impact on adult mortality worldwide. Community-acquired Escherichia coli meningitis (CA-ECM) is a rare and poorly described condition and the available knowledge is based on low evidence research, mainly from case reports. We describe a case of CA-ECM in Portugal in an adult patient with discoid lupus erythematosus under immunomodulatory therapy. A 73-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with fever and altered mental status over 48 h. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed 185 leukocytes/μL, including 85% neutrophils, hypoglycorrhachia (less than 5 mg/dL) and elevated protein of 423 mg/dL with positive culture for Escherichia coli. She was treated with ceftriaxone. Imaging studies also demonstrated spondylodiscitis and arthritis. She responded well to antimicrobial therapy and completed the treatment as an outpatient.
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