Actinomycotic meningitis: report of a case.
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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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Sujet Principal:
Actinomyces
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Sujet âgé
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Actinomycose
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Humains
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Mâle
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Méningite bactérienne
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Issue fatale
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Erreurs de diagnostic
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Éosinophilie
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
langue:
En
Année:
2002
Type:
Article