scholarly journals Septicaemic listeriosis in reindeer calves – a case report

Rangifer ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Tuomo Nyyssönen ◽  
Varpu Hirvelä-Koski ◽  
Harri Norberg ◽  
Mauri Nieminen
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
Probable Source

Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from 4 reindeer calves as a nearly pure growth from several internal organs, pointing to a septicaemic form of listeriosis. The calves were born in a calving corral. Silage feeding was considered the most probable source of the infection.Abstract in Finnish / Tiivistelmä:Listeria monocytogenes -bakteerin aiheuttama verenmyrkytys poronvasoilla – tapausselostus Toukokuussa 2005 Suomen poronhoitoalueen kaakkoisosassa sijaitsevassa vasotustarhassa kuoli neljä poronvasaa pian syntymän jälkeen 5-11 päivän ikäisinä. Kaikkien vasojen kuolinsyyksi todettiin Listeria monocytogenes -bakteerin aiheuttama verenmyrkytys. Tartunnan todennäköisin lähde oli vaatimien lisäruokinnassa käytetty säilörehu. Kyseessä on ensimmäinen poronvasoilla todettu Listeria monocytogenes -bakteerin aiheuttama verenmyrkytys Suomessa. Abstract in Norwegian / Sammendrag: Tilfelle av sjukdomsfremkallende Listeriabakterie i reinkalver Listeria monocytogenes ble isolert fra 4 reinkalver som en nesten ren vekst fra flere indre organer, noe som antyder en sykdomsfremkallende form av listeriose. Kalvene nedkom i en kalveinnhegning, og man antok at dårlig silofôr var smittekilden.

scholarly journals Intraperitoneal ampicillin treatment for peritoneal dialysis- related peritonitis with Listeria monocytogenes – a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Boss ◽  
Ina Wiegard-Szramek ◽  
Jan Dziobaka ◽  
Andreas Kribben ◽  
Sebastian Dolff
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage ◽  
Disease Stage ◽  
Serum Concentrations ◽  
Duration Of Treatment ◽  
First Case ◽  
Listeria Infection

Abstract Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis is a rare but serious complication and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. It is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Staphylococcus epidermidis, but infection with Listeria monocytogenes may also occur. Recommendations for antibiotic treatment of a Listeria infection are currently based on a small number of case reports and suggest the administration of ampicillin. But unlike vancomycin or gentamicin, for ampicillin the route of application, the dosage, and the duration of treatment have not yet been established. We report a case in which PD-associated peritonitis due to Listeria infection was treated with ampicillin administered intravenously and intraperitoneally, separately and in combination. Case presentation A 72-year-old man with chronic kidney disease stage 5 dialysis (CKDG5D) secondary to hypertension and diabetes was hospitalised in April 2020 because of PD-related peritonitis caused by a Listeria infection. In accordance with the results of resistance tests, the patient was treated with intravenous ampicillin at a dosage of 6 g twice daily. After initial treatment the leukocyte count in the PD effluent had decreased substantially, but it was permanently reduced only with the addition of intraperitoneal ampicillin (4 g daily). Efficient serum concentrations of ampicillin were determined for both routes of administration, intravenous and intraperitoneal. Conclusion This is the first case report demonstrating that PD-related peritonitis due to Listeria monocytogenes infection can be treated with intraperitoneal ampicillin and monitored by the determination of peripheral serum concentrations of ampicillin.

scholarly journals Listeria Monocytogenes : a rare cause of endophthalmitis, a case report

IDCases ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 45-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Gaskell ◽  
Gwyn Williams ◽  
Kathie Grant ◽  
Susan Lightman ◽  
Gauri Godbole
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes

scholarly journals Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in a Female Patient with Primary Mediastinal (Thymic) Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 420-425
Author(s):  
A.M. Pronina ◽  
S.V. Zhuravleva ◽  
G.S. Yunaev ◽  
I.Z. Zavodnova ◽  
Ildar Anvarovich Kurmukov
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Female Patient ◽  
Cell Lymphoma ◽  
B Cell Lymphoma ◽  
Large B Cell Lymphoma ◽  
Large B Cell

scholarly journals Listeria monocytogenes endophthalmitis – case report and review of risk factors and treatment outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bajor ◽  
Anke Luhr ◽  
Dorothee Brockmann ◽  
Sebastian Suerbaum ◽  
Carsten Framme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Treatment Outcomes

scholarly journals Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent 18-year old patient as a possible diagnostic and therapeutical problem

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 976-978
Author(s):  
Miodrag Vrbic ◽  
Marina Dinic ◽  
Maja Jovanovic ◽  
Aleksandar Rankovic ◽  
Lidija Popovic-Dragonjic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Initial Treatment ◽  
Clinical Effect ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
Cell Mediated Immunity ◽  
The Third ◽  
Appropriate Treatment

Introduction. Listeria monocytogenes is the third most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis in adults. It commonly affects persons with defective cell-mediated immunity or advanced age, and only a few patients with no underlying predisposition have been reported. Case report. We presented an previously healthy, 18-year-old man with typical clinical features of meningitis. On the account of earlier treatment with ceftriaxone and cerebrospinal fluid finding, an assumption of partially treated bacterial meningitis was made. The initial treatment with vancomycin and ceftriaxone, substituted on day 4 with meropenem, did not produce any clinical effect. On day 6 Listeria monocytogenes was isolated and, even as late as that, the administration of ampicillin was followed by complete recovery of the patient. Conclusion. In younger, immunocompetent individuals, in spite of the existent diagnostic and therapeutic problems, the subacute course of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis provides enough time for appropriate treatment and favorable disease outcome.

Solitary Testicular Myofibroma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2005 ◽  
Vol 129 (10) ◽  
pp. 1322-1325
Author(s):  
Samson W. Fine ◽  
North J. Davis ◽  
Lawrence E. Lykins ◽  
Elizabeth Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Male Infant ◽  
Muscle Actin ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Infantile Myofibromatosis ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
Mesenchymal Neoplasms ◽  
Spindle Cells

Abstract Myofibromas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms of myofibroblastic origin. Most present as solitary lesions at any age, but the presentation of multiple lesions in newborns and infants is known as infantile myofibromatosis. Multicentric lesions commonly involve soft tissues and bone and may involve internal organs, where they are associated with an unfavorable prognosis. Solitary lesions involving the viscera are rare. We report a case of a 3-month-old male infant with a left testicular mass detected during an evaluation for suspected torsion. The patient underwent orchiectomy, revealing a nodular mass with grossly evident foci of necrosis. Histologically, the lesion exhibited small fascicles of plump eosinophilic, smooth muscle actin–positive spindle cells, alternating with larger areas of primitive cells with vesicular nuclei and scant cytoplasm arranged around a hemangiopericytoma-like vasculature. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a myofibroma localized within the testis.

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