Pyomyositis complicating pneumococcal meningitis
| Autor: | F. Robertson-Mackay, A. H. al-Hillawi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Pyomyositis medicine.medical_treatment Splenectomy medicine.disease_cause Streptococcus pneumoniae medicine Humans Myositis Young male Meningitis Pneumococcal business.industry Penicillin G General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Complication business Meningitis Research Article Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medical Journal. 69:64-65 |
| ISSN: | 1469-0756 0032-5473 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/pgmj.69.807.64 |
| Popis: | Summary A young male with a previous splenectomy presented with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis complicated by pyomyositis. Pneumococcal meningitis in asplenic patients is well recognized, but the association of pyomyositis as a complication has not to our knowledge been previously reported. |
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