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Severe Neck Pain with Fever: Is it Meningitis?

A 58-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of severe neck pain. He admitted to drug use but denied using intravenous (IV) drugs. On exam, he had a fever of 100.7°F, positive Kernig’s sign, and normal neurologic exam. The patient was suspected to have bacterial m...

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Autor principal: McCormick, Angela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23358587
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.9.6767