Volume 27, Issue 131, January 2023

Serratia fonticola causing acute meningoencephalitis in a young male: A first case report

Mansi Patel¹, Sunil Kumar^2♦, Sourya Acharya², Gargi Mudey³, Jahnabi Bhagawati⁴, Sujal Patel¹, Abhinav Ahuja¹

¹Post Graduate Resident, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be university), Maharashtra, India
²Professor, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be university), Maharashtra, India
³Professor, Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be university), Maharashtra, India
⁴Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be university), Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Dr Sunil Kumar, Professor, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be university), Maharastra, India

ABSTRACT

Serratia fonticola infections are less common in human beings. The few cases that have been documented mainly speak of infections of the heart, skin, soft tissues, urinary and biliary tracts. Here is the case of a 20-year-old man who brought with altered sensorium, 2 episodes of seizures and high-grade fever due to Serratia fonticola-induced meningoencephalitis infection, which was confirmed with cerebrospinal fluid examination and culture report. The patient had no prior history of recurrent urinary tract infection or fever. The patient received 3 weeks of antibiotic and steroid treatment and recovery went smoothly. Using PubMed and Google Scholar, we conducted a thorough review of the literature and came to the conclusion that this is the first case of meningoencephalitis caused by S fonticola that has been documented.

Keywords: Serratia fonticola, meningoencephalitis, Enterobacteriaceae, bradycardia, autonomic dysfunction

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e15ms2666

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i131/e15ms2666

Published: 04 January 2023