E Protonotariou1, A Arampatzi1, V Ourailoglou2, E Diza1, L Skoura1. 1. Department of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. 2. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) is a major cause of sepsis and meningitis in neonates and an important cause of invasive disease in adults. CASE DESCRIPTION: We describe an unusual case of fatal bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in a young man suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus for over 20 years. The young man was transferred intubated in AHEPA University Hospital in a coma; twenty-four hours upon arrival and despite intense invasive treatment, he died from multiple organ failure. CONCLUSION: The risk of serious infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus even under treatment with moderate doses of corticosteroids is high. Hippokratia 2015; 19 (4):372-373.
BACKGROUND:Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) is a major cause of sepsis and meningitis in neonates and an important cause of invasive disease in adults. CASE DESCRIPTION: We describe an unusual case of fatal bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in a young man suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus for over 20 years. The young man was transferred intubated in AHEPA University Hospital in a coma; twenty-four hours upon arrival and despite intense invasive treatment, he died from multiple organ failure. CONCLUSION: The risk of serious infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus even under treatment with moderate doses of corticosteroids is high. Hippokratia 2015; 19 (4):372-373.
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