Chronic aseptic meningitis caused by enterovirus in a humorally immunosuppressed adult patient presenting with sensorineural hearing loss: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases

Jennifer Pisano¹  Gregory Olson¹  Sean M. Anderson²  Daniel Gold² 

[1] Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Suite 5D, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA;Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Suite 3C, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA;

关键词: Enterovirus;    Aseptic meningitis;    Rituximab;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-021-06956-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundEnterovirus has been described as a cause of aseptic meningitis in humorally immunosuppressed patients.Case presentationA 67-year-old female with a history of mantle cell lymphoma on rituximab therapy presented with subacute hepatitis, myalgias, and sensorineural hearing loss several months after an initial febrile illness. She was diagnosed with enterovirus infection by CSF PCR as a unifying etiology of her presentation, representing an unusual presentation of disease.Discussion and conclusionsThis patient’s unique presentation and clinical course presents important implications in the care of similarly immunosuppressed patients with cryptic complaints.

【 授权许可】

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