Streptococcus suis Meningitis : Report of a Case

VERAJIT CHOTMONGKOL, M.D.*, JIRAYUT JANMA, M.D.*, THEERASUK KA WAMATA WONG, M.D.*

Affiliation : * Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.

AbstractA 50-year-old policeman who presented with subacute meningitis, bilateral rectus muscle palsies, dizziness and early bilateral deafness was reported. Cerebrospinal t1uid (CSF) revealed polymorphonuclear pleocytosis with Gram-positive cocci. Blood and CSF cultures grew Strepto- coccus viridans which subsequently identified to be Streptococcus suis. The patient improved after treatment but deafness persisted.

Keywords : Meningitis, S. suis, Case Report

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