Cerebral Vasculitis Complicating Pneumococcal Meningitis

Cerebral Vasculitis Complicating Pneumococcal Meningitis

Introduction: Cerebral vasculitis is an uncommon life-threatening complication of community-acquired bacterial meningitis. Patient and methods: We report the case of a 64-year-old woman with pneumococcal meningitis who developed parainfectious vasculitis causing ischaemic brain damage. Cerebral ma...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Khedher, Nesrine Sma, Dorsaf Slama, Nesrine Fraj, Wissem Hachfi, Mohamed Boussarsar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2018-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Cerebral vasculitis
pneumococcal meningitis
stroke
steroids
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/819

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