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ArticleCureus2025

Steroids, Seizures, and a Surprising Pathogen: A Case of Listeria Meningoencephalitis.

Shehan M Thangaratnam, May-Lin Wilgus, Grant Turner, Claire E Brown, Kevin Landefeld

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Shehan M ThangaratnamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Martin Luther King Community Health, Los Angeles, USA.
May-Lin WilgusDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Grant TurnerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Claire E BrownDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Kevin LandefeldDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Altered mental status is a challenging chief complaint with a wide differential diagnosis. Altered mentation in the setting of new-onset seizures requires consideration of myriad causes, not limited to electrolyte derangements, toxin withdrawals, central nervous system (CNS) infections, hypoxic brain injury, and inflammatory diseases. We report a 50-year-old man with a history of hypertension and asthma who presented to the emergency department (ED) for new-onset seizures with a prodrome of unusual behavior for several days, and in the ED experienced status epilepticus requiring intubation and deep sedation. He was found to have multiple metabolic derangements, including hypertriglyceridemia, elevated lactate, and diabetic ketoacidosis. Despite correction of initial laboratory derangements, the patient's mental status did not improve. A lumbar puncture performed on hospital day 3 revealed

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asthmacost of asthmaimmunosuppressioninhaler adherencelisteria meningitislisteria monocytogensmeningitispoor asthma outcomespredniso(lo)nesteroid overuse

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PMID40837893
PMCPMC12364380

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