[Implication of dexamethasone adjunctive therapy after the onset of cerebral vasculitis in Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis].

Lefebvre, N

[Implication of dexamethasone adjunctive therapy after the onset of cerebral vasculitis in Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis]. [electronic resource] - Medecine et maladies infectieuses Feb 2007 - 118-20 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; English Abstract; Journal Article

0399-077X

10.1016/j.medmal.2006.12.003 doi


Amoxicillin--therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents--administration & dosage
Arthritis, Infectious--complications
Brain Edema--chemically induced
Cefotaxime--therapeutic use
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Coma--etiology
Dexamethasone--administration & dosage
Drug Therapy, Combination
Emergencies
Encephalocele--chemically induced
Fatal Outcome
Fever--etiology
Humans
Knee Joint--microbiology
Male
Meningitis, Pneumococcal--complications
Middle Aged
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome--etiology
Vancomycin--therapeutic use
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System--drug therapy