Iatrogenic Ventriculitis Due to Mycoplasma Hominis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Asim Diab, Dhoha Hudhaiah, Safiya Sayed Mahmood AlMusawi, Tariq S Al Musawi, Rania Magzoub, Abdullatif Sami Al Rashed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Iatrogenic Disease Mycoplasma hominis 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Cerebral Ventriculitis Limited access 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Central Nervous System Diseases Ventriculitis Medicine Humans Mycoplasma Infections Meningitis Intensive care medicine Child Cross Infection biology business.industry General Medicine Articles Genus Mycoplasma biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Road traffic accident Ciprofloxacin 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Drainage business Tomography X-Ray Computed medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1941-5923 |
| Popis: | Patient: Male, 25 Final Diagnosis: Iatrogenic ventriculitis due to Mycoplasma hominis Symptoms: — Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Extraventricular drain Specialty: Infectious Diseases Objective: Rare disease Background: Mycoplasma hominis, which rarely causes infection after neurosurgical procedures, is a small free-living organism, belonging to the genus Mycoplasma. M. hominis lacks a rigid cell wall and cannot be clearly visualized by routine light microscopy. Thus, it is challenging to diagnose infections caused by this pathogen. Here, we report a case of Mycoplasma hominis causing iatrogenic ventriculitis secondary to extraventricular drain. Case Report: A 25-year-old man who was a victim of a road traffic accident developed M. hominis ventriculitis secondary to extraventricular drain. Despite a delay in the diagnosis due to the difficulty of identifying M. hominis, the patient was successfully treated with intravenous ciprofloxacin 400 mg for 14 days. Conclusions: The findings of this case report, coupled with a thorough review of the literature, demonstrate the pathogenic potential of M. hominis. Particularly in developing countries, in which laboratories may have limited access to advanced technologies, such rare infectious diseases remain major diagnostic challenges. |
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