The Risk of Immunosuppression: A Case of Salmonella Meningitis

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2018 May 21:2018:4874575. doi: 10.1155/2018/4874575. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Salmonella meningitis is a rare infection, particularly in adults. We report the case of a 75-year-old female with a history of rheumatoid arthritis on TNF-antagonist immunosuppressive therapy who initially presented to the hospital for management of back and leg pain and was ultimately diagnosed with bacterial meningitis secondary to Salmonella species infection. She was treated with ceftriaxone with slow improvement in neurological function. Though the source of infection was never clearly identified from multiple imaging studies, we suspect the severity of her presentation was due to her history of TNF-antagonist use.

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