Adly Mohammed, Elmoheen Amr, Helmi Ahmed Mohamed M, Hanbouly Abdelraheem, Mishreky Larissa Michael
Emergency Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Medicine, Qatar University, College of Medicine, Doha, QAT.
Cureus. 2023 Sep 27;15(9):e46101. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46101. eCollection 2023 Sep.
A 71-year-old female with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia developed altered mental status, fever, headache, and vomiting. Subsequent evaluation revealed meningoencephalitis and ventriculitis due to Streptococcus oralis, which was found to be ceftriaxone-sensitive. The patient's condition improved with ceftriaxone treatment, leading to complete recovery. This case underscores the significance of including Streptococcus oralis in the differential diagnosis of meningitis or encephalitis.
一名71岁女性,有高血压、糖尿病和血脂异常病史,出现精神状态改变、发热、头痛和呕吐。随后的评估显示因口腔链球菌导致的脑膜脑炎和脑室炎,发现该菌对头孢曲松敏感。患者经头孢曲松治疗后病情改善,最终完全康复。该病例强调了在脑膜炎或脑炎的鉴别诊断中考虑口腔链球菌的重要性。