Journal article
Rapidly Progressive Dementia Due to Mycobacterium neoaurum Meningoencephalitis - Volume 10, Number 5—May 2004 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
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 …
Authors
Heckman GA; Hawkins C; Morris A; Burrows LL; Bergeron C
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 924–927
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publication Date
May 2004
DOI
10.3201/eid1005.030711
ISSN
1080-6040