Isabel Hinojal Toscano¹*, Ana María Muñoz Barrera¹ and Cecilia Matilde Fernández Ponce²

¹Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Biomedical Research Cadiz (INIBICA) Cadiz, Spain
²Immunology Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Biomedical Research Cadiz (INIBICA) Cadiz, Spain

*Corresponding Author: Isabel Hinojal Toscano, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Biomedical Research Cadiz (INIBICA) Cadiz, Spain.

Received: January 12, 2024; Published: February 07, 2024

Abstract

Objetive: We present a case of meningitis caused by herpes virus type 6 in a pregnant patient with mbl deficiency.

Case Report: We reprot a case of pregnant woman at 20 + 5 weeks of gestation with meningitis due to Herpes virus type 6 infection disease. The first clinical suspicion was meningitis caused by listeria monocytogenes due to the epidemiological context. At 23 + 5 weeks gestation, she presented a bacterial pneumonia that required hospital admission. The episode of meningitis due to a rare causative microorganism accompanied by community-acquired pneumonia, all during pregnancy, suggested a primary immunodeficiency. During the immunodeficiency study, a MBL deficiency was detected.

Conclusion: Thereby, in the present clinical case, the difficulty to perform a differential diagnosis between meningitis caused by listeria monocytogenes and other etiological agents is presented. In addition, in this work we show the importance to assess the role of a rare primary immunodeficiency such as MBL deficiency in pregnancy.

Keywords: Human Herpesvirus-6; Mannose-Binding Lectin Deficiency; Pregnancy; Meningitis

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Citation

Citation: Isabel Hinojal Toscano., et al. “Meningitis Caused by Herpes Virus Type 6 in a Pregnant Patient with MBL Deficiency. Report of a Case and Bibliographic Review".Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 5.3 (2024): 25-29.

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