A case of Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an adult after transphenoidal ablation of craniopharyngioma

We report the case of a Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an immunocompetent patient, 17 days after surgical ablation of a craniopharyngioma. Presence of U. parvum in the cerebrospinal fluid was assessed by 16S rDNA sequencing and U. parvum specific PCR. This article details a surprising complication in an adult of a transphenoidal surgery for ablation of a craniopharyngioma. This is the first case, to our knowledge, of U. parvum meningitis in an adult patient. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.