The Index Case for the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in the United States

Autor:	Steven S Spires, Carol A. Rauch, Xuan J. Wang, Meredith E. Pugh, Jessica L Castilho, Jonathan A. Kropski, Bret C. Mobley, Jonathan E. Schmitz, April C. Pettit
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Fungal meningitis biology business.industry Outbreak General Medicine Disease biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Aspergillus fumigatus Immunology Medicine Differential diagnosis business Index case Meningitis
Zdroj:	New England Journal of Medicine. 367:2119-2125
ISSN:	1533-4406 0028-4793
Popis:	Persistent neutrophilic meningitis presents a diagnostic challenge, because the differential diagnosis is broad and includes atypical infectious causes. We describe a case of persistent neutrophilic meningitis due to Aspergillus fumigatus in an immunocompetent man who had no evidence of sinopulmonary or cutaneous disease. An epidural glucocorticoid injection was identified as a potential route of entry for this organism into the central nervous system, and the case was reported to the state health department.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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