Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing Loss
Intracranial abscesses, postinfectious vasculitis, and hydrocephalus are rare complications of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) meningitis, and to our knowledge, there have been no case reports where all these 3 complications occurred in a single patient with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningi...
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| description | Intracranial abscesses, postinfectious vasculitis, and hydrocephalus are rare complications of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) meningitis, and to our knowledge, there have been no case reports where all these 3 complications occurred in a single patient with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. Here, we report a case of a 48-year-old male who developed postinfectious vasculitis, abscess, hydrocephalus, and hearing loss after S. pneumoniae meningitis. Clinicians ought to be aware of the possible adverse outcomes of S. pneumoniae meningitis and the limitations of current treatment options. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3b079c295fc74d8d8c2f848dea18b1622025-02-03T01:10:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/85280238528023Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing LossAbdul Razzakh Poil0Adila Shaukat1Devendra Kumar2Consultant, Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarConsultant, Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarConsultant, Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarIntracranial abscesses, postinfectious vasculitis, and hydrocephalus are rare complications of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) meningitis, and to our knowledge, there have been no case reports where all these 3 complications occurred in a single patient with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. Here, we report a case of a 48-year-old male who developed postinfectious vasculitis, abscess, hydrocephalus, and hearing loss after S. pneumoniae meningitis. Clinicians ought to be aware of the possible adverse outcomes of S. pneumoniae meningitis and the limitations of current treatment options.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8528023 |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Razzakh Poil Adila Shaukat Devendra Kumar Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing Loss Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing Loss |
| title_full | Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing Loss |
| title_fullStr | Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing Loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing Loss |
| title_short | Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing Loss |
| title_sort | pneumococcal meningitis complicated by cerebral vasculitis abscess hydrocephalus and hearing loss |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8528023 |
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