1 - Hospital Dona Estefânia Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Entidade Publica Empresarial, Lisbon, Portugal (M. Rebelo, A.I. Cordeiro, C. Neves, J.F. Neves)
2 - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (L. Ding, A.M. Zelazny, S.M. Holland);
3 - National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon
4 - Chronic Diseases Research Center, NOVA Medical School, Lisbon
- Publicação Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 25, No 5, Maio 2019
Resumo: Granulibacter bethesdensis is a pathogen reported to cause recurrent lymphadenitis exclusively in persons with chronic granulomatous disease. We report a case of fatal meningitis caused by a highly virulent G. bethesdensis strain in an adolescent in Europe who had chronic granulomatous disease.
Palavras Chave: adolescente, chronic granulomatous disease, granulibacter bethesdensis, meningites, recurrent lymphadenitis