Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature

Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature

Acute hepatitis is an unusual manifestation of listeriosis. Most patients with listeriosis present with fever, flu-like illness and gastroenteritis symptoms due to consumption of contaminated food. Pregnancy-associated Listeria monocytogenes infection commonly occurs during the third trimester of pr...

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Main Authors: Faridah Sulung, Zeti Norfidiyati Salmuna, Azura Hussin, Zaidah Abd Rahman, Siti Asma’ Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105820943616
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spelling doaj-e29819261b284db5a7b78e44f5921f4e2021-03-30T22:05:17ZengSAGE PublishingProceedings of Singapore Healthcare2010-10582059-23292021-03-013010.1177/2010105820943616Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literatureFaridah Sulung0Zeti Norfidiyati Salmuna1Azura Hussin2Zaidah Abd Rahman3Siti Asma’ Hassan4Hospital USM, Health Campus, USM, MalaysiaHospital USM, Health Campus, USM, MalaysiaHospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, HRPZ, MalaysiaHospital USM, Health Campus, USM, MalaysiaHospital USM, Health Campus, USM, MalaysiaAcute hepatitis is an unusual manifestation of listeriosis. Most patients with listeriosis present with fever, flu-like illness and gastroenteritis symptoms due to consumption of contaminated food. Pregnancy-associated Listeria monocytogenes infection commonly occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy compared to early trimesters. We report a case of listeriosis in the first trimester of pregnancy, which presented with the acute onset of jaundice and was successfully treated with ampicillin.https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105820943616
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Zeti Norfidiyati Salmuna
Azura Hussin
Zaidah Abd Rahman
Siti Asma’ Hassan
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Zeti Norfidiyati Salmuna
Azura Hussin
Zaidah Abd Rahman
Siti Asma’ Hassan
Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
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Zeti Norfidiyati Salmuna
Azura Hussin
Zaidah Abd Rahman
Siti Asma’ Hassan
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title Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
title_short Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
title_full Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
title_sort atypical presentation of listeriosis in pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
issn 2010-1058
2059-2329
publishDate 2021-03-01
description Acute hepatitis is an unusual manifestation of listeriosis. Most patients with listeriosis present with fever, flu-like illness and gastroenteritis symptoms due to consumption of contaminated food. Pregnancy-associated Listeria monocytogenes infection commonly occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy compared to early trimesters. We report a case of listeriosis in the first trimester of pregnancy, which presented with the acute onset of jaundice and was successfully treated with ampicillin.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105820943616
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