Ischaemic stroke and Clostridium septicum sepsis and meningitis in a patient with occult colon carcinoma - a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Clostridium septicum is a rare cause of meningitis and brain abscess in children and adults. Gas production by the pathogen can lead to pneumocephalus and the overall mortality rate of Clostridium septicum CNS infection is as high as 74%. The most common entry site of the pathogen is the...

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Autores principales: Macha, Kosmas, Giede-Jeppe, Antje, Lücking, Hannes, Coras, Roland, Huttner, Hagen B., Held, Jürgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27881097
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-016-0755-4

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