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A Rare Case of Viral Meningitis and Probable Metabolic Encephalopathy in a Renal Transplant Patient

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This case report highlights the complex clinical presentation of a 43-year-old male with a history of renal transplantation, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, who developed viral meningitis with probable metabolic encephalopathy. The multidisciplinary approach involved infectious disease specialists, transplant nephrologists, and neurologists. This case provides unique learning points such as highlighting the complexities of diagnosing and managing viral meningitis in an immunocompromised post-transplant patient, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, innovative medication delivery, and awareness for complications such as metabolic encephalopathy and persistent fevers. The patient's management was complicated by altered mental status, high fevers, and medication delivery challenges, necessitating a transfer to a higher-level care facility.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76602

Authors: Vijay Sinha, Krishna Patel, Krithika Giresh, Alexia McDonough, Gagandeep S Grewal

Institutions: William Carey University, Community Health Systems - Merit Health Wesley

Language: English

Topic: Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405885925