[Listeriosis of central nervous system in patients with ulcerative colitis - case study].

In the recently an increase morbidity inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis was observed. The use of purine analogs and their metabolites are associated with a higher incidence of infections in this group of patients. Listeriosis is an infectious disease caused by a relatively anaerobic gram-positive bacteria - Listeria monocytogenes. Common symptoms include fever, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, but these pathogens can also cause myocarditis, central nervous system infections, including brain abscesses and sepsis. Since the incidence of Listeria monocytogenes is higher in patients with inflammatory bowel disease than in the general population, it is important to pay special attention to this group of patients (in prophylaxis as well as treatment) as these infections are serious and often fatal among them.