Actinomycotic meningitis: report of a case.
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in English
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| ID: sea-45676
ABSTRACT
A 73-year-old man who presented with acute fever, drowsiness and confusion was reported. Two weeks prior to admission, he attended the Outpatient Department with symptoms of fever and headache for 2 weeks. Eosiophilic meningitis was initially diagnosed, which, in fact, was lymphocytic CSF pleocytosis. He was treated with a high dose of prednisolone. His symptoms improved for 1 week, then he experienced symptoms of fever and headache again. On admission, he had stiffness of the neck. Lumbar puncture showed purulent CSF with gram-positive branching filamentous organisms. CSF grew Actinomyces israelii. The patient died from brain herniation.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Actinomyces
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Aged
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Actinomycosis
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Humans
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Male
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Meningitis, Bacterial
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Fatal Outcome
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Diagnostic Errors
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Eosinophilia
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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