[A case of Staphylococcus aureus meningitis associated with cryoglobulin-related renal failure and clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion].

A 59-years old man, having untreated hypertension and diabetes, was admitted to our hospital because of lumbago and fever. A T2-weighted image of spine showed increased signal intensity of vertebra at L3 and L4. Methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection was confirmed by blood culturing.