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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...
Autores principales: | Taveira, Isabel, Nzwalo, Hipólito, Sousa e Costa, José, Moreira, Pedro |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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