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Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Maria Eduarda Vilanova da Costa PereiraDiego Ennes GonzalezFernanda Badiani RobertoRenato Demarchi ForestoGianna Mastroianni KirsztajnMarcelino Souza Durão Júnior
Published in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (2021)
The case presents a patient whose diagnosis of meningoencephalitis became an important differential with neuropsychiatric disorder. The poor outcome reinforces the need to remember this infectious condition as a serious complication in the natural history of SLE.
Keyphrases
  • systemic lupus erythematosus
  • listeria monocytogenes
  • case report
  • disease activity