Anthrax Meningitis - Report Of An Autopsied Case
| Autor: | Mahadevan A, Panda K M, Khanna N, Swamy H S, Yasha T C |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 21-24 (1999) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0972-2327 1998-3549 |
| Popis: | Anthrax is a rare cause of hemorrhagic meningitis in man. This report illustrates the characteristic hemorrhagic manifestations in the brain of a patient dying of anthrax meningitis secondary to overwhelming bacteremia. Gross examination of the brain revealed a thick dense subarachnoid hemorrhage with numerous petechial hemorrhages in the cortex. Histologically, meningoencephalitis with vascular necrosis, edema, perivascular cortical hemorrhages and clumps of Gram positive bacilli in the vascular lumen and invading vessel wall were the salient features. The anthrax bacillus was isolated from CSF and brain tissue and further its pathogenecity was confirmed by animal inoculation. |
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