A case of acute bacterial meningitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus

Hyeon Sik Kim,; M,; D,; Sang Taek Heo,; M,; D,; In-Gyu Bae,; M,; D,; Min Hee Lim,; M,; D,; Jae Hee Kim,; M,; D,; Seong Eun Yun,; M,; D,; Sunjoo Kim,; M,; D,

Korean J Med > Volume 78(4); 2010 > Article

Original Article

The Korean Journal of Medicine 2010;78(4):523-526.

A case of acute bacterial meningitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus

Hyeon Sik Kim, M, D, Sang Taek Heo, M, D, In-Gyu Bae, M, D, Min Hee Lim, M, D, Jae Hee Kim, M, D, Seong Eun Yun, M, D, Sunjoo Kim, M, D

Vibrio vulnificus에 의한 급성 세균성 뇌수막염 1예

김현식, 허상택, 배인규, 임민희, 김재희, 윤성은, 김선주, M, D, Min Hee Lim, M, D, Jae Hee Kim, M, D, Seong Eun Yun, M, D, Sunjoo Kim, M, D

Abstract

Vibrio vulnificus infects susceptible individuals who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater, The common symptoms are necrotizing wound infection, primary septicemia, and gastroenteritis, A 52-year-old man visited the emergency department complaining of drowsiness, Based on a cerebrospinal fluid analysis, he was diagnosed with acute bacterial meningitis, V, vulnificus was isolated from a blood culture, The patient responded to treatment with ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin, We report a rare case of acute bacterial meningitis caused by V, vulnificus that was treated successfully, (Korean J Med 78:523-526, 2010)

Key Words: Vibrio vulnificus; Meningitis