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An unusual case of Escherichia coli meningitis and bacteremia in an elderly woman presenting with intractable low back pain
| العنوان: | An unusual case of Escherichia coli meningitis and bacteremia in an elderly woman presenting with intractable low back pain |
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| المؤلفون: | Lauffer, Andrea M, Shorman, Mahmoud, McComas, Carl |
| المصدر: | Marshall Journal of Medicine |
| بيانات النشر: | Marshall Digital Scholar |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| المجموعة: | Marshall University: Marshall Digital Scholar |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | bacteremia, meningitis, geriatric, E. Coli, clinical, cerebrospinal, cultures, delirium, Bacteria, Geriatrics, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| الوصف: | Introduction: We report an unusual case of E. coli meningitis in an elderly woman who presented to the emergency room with a chief complaint of intractable low back pain. Case Description: A 67 year old woman presented to the emergency room for a chief complaint of intractable low back pain. After admission, the patient developed delirium. Blood cultures were drawn. Patient underwent a lumbar puncture which revealed purulent cerebrospinal fluid. Results of the cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures revealed pan-sensitive E. coli. Conclusion: In the geriatric population, delayed presentation of meningitis can occur for various reasons. With the older adult population, existing co-morbidities and decline in immunologic function can mask symptoms. Clinicians caring for the elderly population need to have a high index of suspicion in the setting of subtle symptoms when it comes to diagnosing acute bacterial meningitis. Key Words: bacteremia, meningitis, geriatric, E. Coli, clinical, cerebrospinal, cultures, delirium |
| نوع الوثيقة: | text |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| Relation: | https://mds.marshall.edu/mjm/vol2/iss4/10; https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&context=mjm |
| الاتاحة: | https://mds.marshall.edu/mjm/vol2/iss4/10 https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&context=mjm |
| Rights: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.C9AC15E2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |