Pneumococcal meningitis masquerading as subarachnoid haemorrhage

Taposh Chatterjee; John R. Gowardman; Tony D. Goh

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05328.x

Pneumococcal meningitis masquerading as subarachnoid haemorrhage

Taposh Chatterjee, John R. Gowardman^*, Tony D. Goh

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A 43-year-old woman taking warfarin for past venous thrombosis presented with 4 days of flu-like symptoms and deterioration in level of consciousness. Computed tomography suggested subarachnoid haemorrhage, and magnetic resonance imaging showed widespread cerebral infarcts. However, these seemed out of proportion to the amount of haemorrhage, and lumbar puncture revealed meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	505-507
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	178
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05328.x
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2003
Externally published	Yes

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