Rapidly Progressive Dementia Due to Mycobacterium neoaurum Meningoencephalitis

Heckman, George A.; Hawkins, Cynthia; Morris, Andrew; Burrows, Lori L.; Bergeron, Catherine

doi:10.3201/eid1005.030711

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Rapidly Progressive Dementia Due to Mycobacterium neoaurum Meningoencephalitis

Published Date:

May 2004

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1005.030711

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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(5):924-927.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Heckman, George A. ; Hawkins, Cynthia ; Morris, Andrew ; Burrows, Lori L. ; Bergeron, Catherine ;

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Dementia developed in a patient with widespread neurologic manifestations; she died within 5 months. Pathologic findings showed granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis, foreign body-type giant cells, and proliferative endarteritis with vascular occlusions. Broad-range polymerase chain reaction identified Mycobacterium neoaurum as the possible pathogen. Central nervous system infection by M. neoaurum may result in rapidly progressive dementia.

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