Rapidly progressive dementia due to Mycobacterium neoaurum meningoencephalitis.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Heckman GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3323241 | biostudies-literature | 2004 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature