Parainfectious vasculitis due to Pneumococcal meningitis following traumatic CSF rhinorrhoea resulting in cerebellar infarction

Parainfectious vasculitis due to Pneumococcal meningitis following traumatic CSF rhinorrhoea resulting in cerebellar infarction

Parainfectious vasculitis is a rare life threatening complication of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) meningitis. There is a 19% risk of developing meningitis in the patients with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea. The patient being reported developed CSF rhinorrhoea due to traumatic frac...

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Main Authors: Ummer Karadan, Robin George Manappallil, Manoj Bhaskaran, Anoop Chandran, Ivin Panakkel Zacharia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara 2020-06-01
Series:Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
streptococcus pneumonia
pneumococcal meningitis
vasculitis
csf rhinorrhoea
cerebellar infarction
steroids
Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/29178

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