VOLUME 13 , ISSUE 1 ( March, 2009 ) > List of Articles
Mainak Majumdar, David C. Simes, Ramesh D. Prabha
Keywords : Alcohol, cerebritis, Klebsiella
Citation Information : Majumdar M, Simes DC, Prabha RD. Cerebritis: An unusual complication of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Indian J Crit Care Med 2009; 13 (1):37-40.
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.53116
License: CC BY-ND 3.0
Published Online: 01-03-2009
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2009; The Author(s).
Cerebritis is part of a continuum of brain infection and is difficult to diagnose. Cerebritis caused by Klebsiella in immunocompetent adults without predisposing factors such as neurosurgery or penetrating brain injury has not been reported before. We report a case of Klebsiella cerebritis in an adult patient with a proven extracranial focus of infection. We suggest considering cerebritis as a differential diagnosis for altered level of consciousness in patients of severe sepsis, even if an extracranial source of infection is proven.
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