Rapidly Progressive Dementia Due to Mycobacterium neoaurum Meningoencephalitis

Dementia developed in a patient with widespread neurologic manifestations; she died within 5 months. Pathologic findings showed granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis, foreign body–type giant cells, and proliferative endarteritis with vascular occlusions. Broad-range polymerase chain rea...

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Main Authors: George A. Heckman, Cynthia Hawkins, Andrew Morris, Lori L. Burrows, Catherine Bergeron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0711_article