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Humans , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/diagnosis , Anthrax/complications , Anthrax/diagnosis , Edema/etiologyABSTRACT
The first case of haemorrhagic meningitis due to Bacillus anthracis in the European part of Turkey is reported here. B. anthracis, sensitive to penicillin, was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures. Although appropriate therapy was administered, the patient died two days after hospitalization.
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Adult , Humans , Male , Anthrax/complications , Bacillus anthracis , Fatal Outcome , Meningitis, Bacterial/microbiology , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/microbiologyABSTRACT
Anthrax continues to remain a problem in parts of India. Meningitis is often a complication encountered among cases with cutaneous anthrax. We have encountered a dozen cases of anthrax meningitis in our hosptal in the past decade. A sudden unexplained rise in cases in the past two years with hundred percent mortality stresses the need for rapid confirmatory diagnosis. Most of the cases admitted with central nervous system involvement had a provisional diagnosis of conditions other than anthrax meningitis. A strong clinical suspicion with a simple Gram stain smear of the CSF will help confirm anthrax meningitis in endemic areas.
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Adult , Aged , Anthrax/complications , Diagnosis, Differential , Fatal Outcome , Humans , India , Male , Meningitis/diagnosis , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Urinary tract infections may have different clinical presentations that may range from asymptomatic bacteriuria to purulent collections and severe sepsis. We report 6 diabetic patients, 3 presenting with a renal carbuncle and 3 with an emphysematous pyelonephritis. All required medical and surgical treatment and had a good evolution. Two carbuncles were caused by beta-hemolitic type B streptococcus. This is the second notification of this agent as causative of renal abscesses, probably reaching the kidney through hematogenous dissemination from cutaneous foci