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A. Goday, MD; F. Lozano, MD; J. Santamaría, MD; T. Gallart, MD; E. Tolosa, MD

Arch Neurol. 1987;44(6):666-667.

Abstract
• We report a case of Listeria rhombencephalitis in a previously healthy 60-year-old man. Listeria rhombencephalitis is a rare but well-defined clinical syndrome of lower brain-stem involvement caused by Listeria monocytogenes. Contrary to other listerioses, rhombencephalitis has been mainly observed in patients without predisposing conditions. In our case, however, findings of a detailed immunologic study, performed three months and one year, respectively, after clinical onset of Listeria rhombencephalitis manifestations, showed a transient cellular immunity defect, not associated with any other apparent disease.

Author Affiliations
From the Services of Neurology (Drs Goday, Santamaria, and Tolosa) and Immunology (Drs Lozano and Gallart), Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona (Spain).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 2, 1987.

Reprint requests to Servei d'Immunologia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain (Dr Lozano).

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