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Case Reports
. 2024 Oct 23:11:1416272.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1416272. eCollection 2024.

Case report: A rare case of meningoencephalitis caused by Mycobacterium gordonae

Dezhi Yuan #  1 , Xiaomi Ding #  2 , Jing Chen  3 , Ying Zhao  1 , Xing Wang  1 , Jie Zhu  1
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Case report: A rare case of meningoencephalitis caused by Mycobacterium gordonae

Dezhi Yuan et al. Front Med (Lausanne). .

Abstract

Meningoencephalitis, an infectious disease affecting the nervous system, is primarily caused by a variety of pathogens. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have emerged as the leading causative agent of infections worldwide, but central nervous system infections resulting from NTM are infrequent in individuals with functioning immune systems. This case report highlights the diagnosis and treatment of a 26-year-old female patient who developed headaches 2 months post double eyelid surgery and was subsequently diagnosed with NTM meningoencephalitis through metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) analysis of cerebrospinal fluid. The patient underwent a comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic protocol, resulting in a positive clinical outcome.

Keywords: Mycobacterium gordonae; case report; double eyelid surgery; mNGS; meningoencephalitis.

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Chest CT image. Chest CT showed a few striated bands in the middle lobe of the right lung [(A), arrow] and segmental atelectasis in the basal segment of the lower lobe of the left lung [(B), arrow].
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