Correia Lopes, Joana and Basílio, Andreia Sofia and Amaro, Mário (2020) Pyogenic Ventriculitis Associated with Urosepsis: A Rare Case Report. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (12). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Pyogenic ventriculitis is an infection of the cerebral ventricles usually associated with neurosurgery or head trauma. There are less than 10 reported cases of community-acquired pyogenic ventriculitis in adults. We present the case of a 71-year-old man with a medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hospitalized due to urosepsis caused by E. coli. Because he had a fluctuant level of consciousness, he underwent magnetic resonance imaging that diagnosed pyogenic ventriculitis. He was treated with ceftriaxone 2 g 12/12h for a total of 6 weeks and recovered without neurological deficits. Pyogenic ventriculitis is a clinical challenge due to its rarity, atypical presentation and variety of aetiological microorganisms.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Pyogenic ventriculitis, urosepsis, E. coli |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2021 14:16 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2021 14:16 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21074 |
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