Iatrogenic meningitis

Iatrogenic meningitis

Iatrogenic meningitis can be caused by a number of mechanisms. The recent case reports of fungal meningitis after application of epidural methylprednisolone caused warning in the medical community. Cases were caused by contaminated lots of methylprednisolone from a single compounding pharmacy. Sever...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eduardo Genaro Mutarelli, Tarso Adoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2013-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
iatrogenesis
meningitis
methylprednisolone
lamotrigine
meningite
iatrogenia
metilprednisolona
lamotrigina
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013001000659&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Iatrogenic meningitis can be caused by a number of mechanisms. The recent case reports of fungal meningitis after application of epidural methylprednisolone caused warning in the medical community. Cases were caused by contaminated lots of methylprednisolone from a single compounding pharmacy. Several medications can cause meninigitis by probable hypersensitivity mechanism. Neurologists should be alert to the recent description of the use of lamotrigine and development of aseptic meningitis.
ISSN:1678-4227

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