Pneumocephalus Associated with Aggressive Pneumococcal Meningitis

Taveira, Isabel and Nzwalo, Hipólito and Sousa e Costa, José and Moreira, Pedro (2020) Pneumocephalus Associated with Aggressive Pneumococcal Meningitis. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (7). pp. 1-2. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594

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Abstract

A 44-year-old woman presented with headache and delirium. Brain tomography indicated pneumocephalus, while blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures revealed Streptococcus pneumoniae. Despite antibiotic treatment and admission to the intensive care unit, the patient died 3 days later. Pneumocephalus in association with meningitis is very rare and may be caused by gas produced by microorganisms.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pneumocephalus, meningitis, pneumococcal
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:	14 Dec 2021 14:37
Last Modified:	14 Dec 2021 14:37
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/20935

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