Subacute staphylococcal meningitis secondary to postpartum endometritis
| Autor: | Ali Ma, Kabins Sa |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Staphylococcus aureus Inflammation Endometrium Gastroenterology Lumbar Pregnancy Internal medicine medicine Humans Meningitis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Lumbar puncture Meninges General Medicine Puerperal Disorders Staphylococcal Infections Low back pain medicine.anatomical_structure Chronic Disease Female medicine.symptom business Endometritis Postpartum Endometritis Staphylococcal meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Southern medical journal. 70(3) |
| ISSN: | 0038-4348 |
| Popis: | A woman with Staphylococcus aureus meningitis following postpartum endometritis presented with lumbar backache and fever of several weeks' duration. Thick, green exudate was aspirated at lumbar puncture hours before death. Histologic examination demonstrated subacute inflammation of the meninges and chronic inflammation of the endometrium. Although rare, postpartum endometritis followed by low back pain and fever should alter the physician to the possibility of serious infection involving the central nervous system. Diagnosis and treatment at this early stage would be expected to decrease mortality. |
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