scholarly journals Resource-specific acute meningitis guidelines — a welcome addition

Author(s):  
Tom H. Boyles ◽  
Marc Mendelson
Keyword(s):  
1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 325-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Modell ◽  
G Kurtz ◽  
F Müller-Spahn ◽  
E Schmölz

SummaryWe report on the case of a patient who developed an acute meningitis and, after a period of about two weeks, without any neuropsychiatric problems, an acute paranoid-hallucinatory and catatonic syndrome. The symptomatology is discussed, in relation with the diagnostic difficulties of differentiating between a biphasic meningo-encephalitis with an organic psychosis or a first manifestation of an endogenous psychosis.


Apmis ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 117 (11) ◽  
pp. 856-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARA THULIN HEDBERG ◽  
PER OLCÉN ◽  
HANS FREDLUND ◽  
PAULA MÖLLING

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Julián-Jiménez ◽  
M. Flores Chacartegui ◽  
M.J. Palomo de los Reyes ◽  
S. Brea-Zubigaray

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioana Raluca Chirteș ◽  
Dragos Florea ◽  
Carmen Chiriac ◽  
Oana Maria Mărginean ◽  
Cristina Mănășturean ◽  
...  

AbstractBackground: Known also as Osler’s triad, Austrian syndrome is a complex pathology which consists of pneumonia, meningitis and endocarditis, all caused by the haematogenous dissemination of Streptococcus pneumoniae. The multivalvular lesions are responsible for a severe and potential lethal outcome.Case report: The case of a 51-year-old female patient, with a past medical history of splenectomy, is presented. She developed bronchopneumonia, acute meningitis and infective endocarditis as a result of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection and subsequently developed multiple organ dysfunction syndromes which led to a fatal outcome. Bacteriological tests did not reveal the etiological agent. The histopathological examination showed a severe multivalvular endocarditis, while a PCR based molecular analysis from formalin fixed valvular tissue identified Streptococcus pneumoniae as the etiologic agent.Conclusions: The presented case shows a rare syndrome with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Following the broad-spectrum treatment and intensive therapeutic support, the patient made unfavourable progress which raised differential diagnosis problems. In this case, the post-mortem diagnosis demonstrated multiple valvular lesions occurred as a result of endocarditis.


Acute bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency that warrants an early diagnosis and aggressive therapy. Despite the availability of potent newer antibiotics, the mortality caused by acute meningitis and its complication remains high in India, ranging from 16% to 32%. The aim of this case report is to present the isolation of Acinetobacter baumannii from cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of an elderly male following trauma without any neurosurgical intervention and without any evident cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea or rhinorrhea. Keywords: CSF; Acinetobacter; Colistin; Intraventricular.


Author(s):  
Д.В. Ковалёв ◽  
И.В. Ковалёва

Прорезывание зубов – это естественный физиологический процесс. Очень важно, чтобы он прошел без осложнений, которые могут привести к неправильному формированию постоянных зубов, нарушению прикуса, инфекциям и т. д. По статистике, лишь 30% младенцев более или менее спокойно переносят подобные моменты, а у 70% детей наблюдается так называемый синдром прорезывания зубов (в соответствии с МКБ-10 кодируется как K00.7), который сопровождается рядом неспецифичных симптомов – повышением температуры тела, беспокойством ребенка, нарушением сна и аппетита, насморком, кашлем, рвотой, срыгиванием, жидким стулом. Поскольку симптомы неспецифичны, синдром прорезывания зубов – это всегда синдром исключения. Педиатр должен убедиться, что у ребенка нет ОРВИ, острой кишечной инфекции и ряда других патологических состояний вплоть до таких серьезных, как пневмония, пиелонефрит и острый менингит. Когда у врача есть уверенность в том, что имеющиеся симптомы связаны непосредственно с прорезыванием зубов, необходимо первым делом уменьшить боль в воспаленной десне. Ведь именно боль служит причиной плача, расстройства сна, ухудшения аппетита и других жалоб, снижающих качество жизни и самого младенца, и его родителей. Если боль и дискомфорт, связанные с прорезыванием зубов, не удалось облегчить немедикаментозными методами, может понадобиться терапия лекарственными средствами, в частности, применение стоматологического геля с лидокаином и цетилпиридиния хлоридом, который обладает обезболивающим эффектом и легкими антисептическими свойствами. Teething is a natural physiological process. It is very important that it passes without complications that can lead to improper formation of permanent teeth, malocclusion, infections, etc. According to statistics, only 30% of babies tolerate such moments more or less calmly, and 70% of children experience the so-called teething syndrome (in accordance with ICD-10 is coded as K00.7), which is accompanied by a number of nonspecific symptoms – fever, child anxiety, sleep and appetite disturbances, runny nose, cough, vomiting, regurgitation, loose stools. Because the symptoms are nonspecific, teething syndrome is always a syndrome of exclusion. The pediatrician must make sure that the child does not have ARVI, acute intestinal infection and a number of other pathological conditions, up to such serious ones as pneumonia, pyelonephritis and acute meningitis. When the doctor is confident that the existing symptoms are directly related to teething, the first step is to reduce the pain in the sore gums. After all, it is pain that causes crying, sleep disturbances, poor appetite and other complaints that reduce the quality of life for both the baby and his parents. If the pain and discomfort associated with teething cannot be relieved by non-drug methods, drug therapy may be needed, in particular, the use of a dental gel with lidocaine and cetylpyridinium chloride, which has an analgesic effect and mild antiseptic properties.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
Sameh Abdel Monem ◽  
aya Al Amely ◽  
naglaa Khalifa ◽  
omima taha ◽  
ahmed sharaf

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Alejandro Vázquez ◽  
Maria del Carmen Adducci ◽  
Carlos Coll ◽  
Daniel Godoy Monzón ◽  
Kenneth V. Iserson

BMJ ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 1 (4964) ◽  
pp. 449-451
Author(s):  
J. H. Paterson
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