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Central nervous system infection by Vibrio fetus

Veterans Administration Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

In a 50-year-old cook, partial motor seizures and signs of dominant hemisphere dysfunction developed after a brief nonspecific febrile illness. Pleocytosis was seen in the cerebrospinal fluid and findings on cerebral angiography and isotope brain scan suggested a subdural collection. Surgical exploration showed only thickening and inflammation of the dura. Cultures of this tissue and of the patient's blood were positive for Vibro fetus, an organism common in sheep and cattle, but seen rarely in humans. Among the few reported cases of human infection, several have involved the brain and meninges.

Reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Zelinger, Veteran's Administration Hospital, Department of Neurology, 150 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 04553.

Accepted for publication September 6, 1977.

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