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A rare etiology of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion.

Hiroki ShimonoYoji HoshinaEi OgawaAkihito HayashiMidori ArakiHiroaki MugurumaHideki MineAkiyoshi Yamamoto
Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Legionella is a rare cause of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion, which should be considered in patients with risk factors. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and legionella urinary antigen test can help the diagnosis since cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be normal.
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