Pneumocephalus Associated with Aggressive Pneumococcal Meningitis

A 44-year-old woman presented with headache and delirium. Brain tomography indicated pneumocephalus, while blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures revealed Streptococcus pneumoniae. Despite antibiotic treatment and admission to the intensive care unit, the patient died 3 days later. Pneumocephalus in...

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Autores principales: Taveira, Isabel, Nzwalo, Hipólito, Sousa e Costa, José, Moreira, Pedro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7350972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32665931
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_001677

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7350972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32665931
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_001677

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