Meningitis due to intra-abdominal cerebrospinal fluid fistula following gunshot wound successfully treated with antibiotics and blood patch: A case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Penetrating spinal cord injury (PSCI) represents an average of 5.5% of all SCIs among civilians in the United States. The formation of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula following PSCI occurs in approximately 9% of cases. Intra-abdominal CSF fistulae are rarely reported. CASE DESCRIPTIO...

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Autores principales: George, Derek David, Houk, Clifton, Pieters, Thomas Allyn, Towner, James E., Stone, Jonathan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9345101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35928328
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_390_2022

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