A Case of Meningitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes
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A Case of Meningitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes

Forbes J Med 2022;3(1):83-86 DOI: 10.4274/forbes.galenos.2021.22931
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Abstract

Listeriosis is a rare infectious disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) in the public. L. monocytogenes is a bacterium that generally infects high-risk patients, particularly the elderly, immunocompromised patients, and pregnant women. Here, we present a case of L. monocytogenes meningitis in a 79-year-old male with diabetes mellitus and pemphigus vulgaris.

Keywords: L. monocytogenes, meningitis, immunocompromised host