CT and MR findings of anthrax meningoencephalitis: report of two cases and review of the literature

H J Kim; W B Jun; S H Lee; M H Rho

CT and MR findings of anthrax meningoencephalitis: report of two cases and review of the literature

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2001 Aug;22(7):1303-5.

Authors

H J Kim¹, W B Jun, S H Lee, M H Rho

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, 10, 1-Ga, Ami-Dong, Seo-Ku, Pusan, 602-739, South Korea.

PMID: 11498418
PMCID: PMC7975226

Abstract

Anthrax meningoencephalitis is a rare complication of infection with Bacillus anthracis and generally produces a hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis. We present the CT and MR imaging findings in two patients demonstrating subarachnoid, intracerebral, and intraventricular hemorrhage with leptomeningeal enhancement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Anthrax / diagnosis*
Anthrax / transmission
Bacillus anthracis
Brain / pathology
Cattle
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Food Microbiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Meat / microbiology
Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis*
Meningoencephalitis / transmission
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*