Endogenous endophthalmitis complicating Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus meningitis: a case report

BMC Research Notes

Jonathan Jantsch²  Stefan Schwab¹  De-Hyung Lee¹  Martin Regensburger¹  Sebastian Möller¹  Mareike Hagge¹  Dominik Madžar¹ 

[1]Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Schwabachanlage 6, Erlangen, 91054, Germany

[2]Present address: Institut für klinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, Regensburg, 93053, Germany

关键词: Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus;    Endophthalmitis;    Meningitis;   

Others  :  1232482
DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-015-1133-9

 received in 2015-02-14, accepted in 2015-04-22,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (Streptococcus zooepidemicus) is a rare cause of meningitis in humans. Humans mainly get infected by contact with an animal source or by ingestion of unpasteurized dairy products. In rare cases, bacterial meningitis can be complicated by endogenous endophthalmitis which is frequently associated with a poor visual prognosis.

Case presentation

A 73 year old male Caucasian patient presented with clinical signs indicative of bacterial meningitis. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures yielded beta-hemolytic, catalase-negative cocci. The strain was identified as Streptococcus zooepidemicus. The patient was likely infected by contact with a sick horse. Under antibiotic treatment, his general condition improved rapidly. Early after hospital admission, however, he began seeing a black spot in his left eye’s central visual field. An ophthalmological examination revealed signs of endogenous endophthalmitis and so the patient underwent vitrectomy. Despite treatment, the visual acuity of his left eye remained severely impaired. He showed no further neurological deficits at hospital discharge.

Conclusion

Meningitis caused by Streptococcus zooepidemicus is rare with only 27 previously published adult cases in the literature. Of note, this report constitutes the third description of endogenous endophthalmitis associated with Streptococcus zooepidemicus meningitis. Thus, endogenous endophthalmitis may represent a comparatively common complication of meningitis caused by this microorganism.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Madžar et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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