Encephalocele presenting with bacteremia and meningitis
An encephalocele is a cranial defect that allows brain matter to present in other portions of the skull. We present a case of a 57-year-old female who presented to the ICU with fever and unresponsiveness and was diagnosed with meningitis, bacteremia, and pneumonia. After diagnostic imaging was perfo...
Main Authors: | Ameena Patel, BS, Faisal Al-Qawasmi, BS, Anthony Shadid, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-04-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323009688 |
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