11 results for “acute meningitis”
43y · Male·Acute bacterial meningitis
Robert Spencer, a 43-year-old man, died from acute bacterial meningitis on 3 October 2009. He presented with back pain, fever, and paraesthesia on 25 Septemb…
17y · Female·Acute Lymphocytic Meningitis and Focal Myocarditis
…on after symptomatic treatment. She re-presented on 7 January 2009 with worsening symptoms suggestive of meningitis. A lumbar puncture was performed, with CSF analysis consistent with viral meningitis. She was admitted o…
35y · Male·Acute Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis
Christopher Nigel Spinks, a 35-year-old tree surgeon, died of acute Staphylococcus aureus meningitis on 3 December 2002. He initially presented on 27 November 2002 with neck …
0y · Female·Septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis, secondary to non-…
…h congenital non-compaction cardiomyopathy, died from septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis. She presented to Royal Children's Hospital on 27 July 2016 with acute cardiac decompensation and was ma…
39y · Male·pneumococcal meningitis with severe cerebral oedema due to pneumococcal mastoidi…
Jamie Stuart Bais, a 39-year-old man with acute otitis media and sinusitis, was admitted to Flinders Medical Centre for what was thought to be a straightf…
58y · Male·pneumonia
Michael La Franchi, a 58-year-old man with severe disability from meningitis and epilepsy, died of pneumonia with aspiration. He presented to the ED with fever, hypertension, and re…
22y · Male·Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
Daniel Roulant, 22, died from meningococcal meningitis and sepsis within 24 hours of symptom onset. He presented to his GP on 23 November 2017 with a viral hea…
1y · Male·acute meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae, associated with diffuse brain sw…
Noah Souvatzis, a 19-month-old boy, died from Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis on 31 December 2021 after presenting to Northeast Health Wangaratta ED on 29 December. Critical failures…
19y · Male·acute bacterial meningitis with secondary cerebritis (meningococcus)
…m, received antibiotics only then, was intubated and transferred to ICU where he died from meningococcal meningitis with cerebritis on 15 July. Clinical lessons: recognise the constellation of fever, severe pain, headach…
28y · Female·acute streptococcus pneumonia meningitis with left-sided otitis media as anteced…
Michelle McIlquham, 28 years old, died from undiagnosed acute bacterial meningitis (streptococcus pneumonia) that developed from a middle ear infection. She presented t…
62y · Female·Stomach perforation complicating recurrent pseudo-obstruction of the bowel
…62-year-old woman with intellectual disability and history of recurrent pseudo-obstruction, presented with acute abdominal distension and was admitted to hospital with findings suspicious of perforation. She rapidly det…
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