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Group-A streptococcal meningitis in an adult, secondary to purulent otitis media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Raanan Cohen-Kerem
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel.
Haim Lavon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel.

Abstract

Group A streptococcal meningitis is rarely encountered today, although group A streptococcal severe infections are on the increase. We present here a case of an adult male with bacterial meningitis as a complication of otitis media induced by Group A Streptococcus. The approach to diagnosis and treatment considerations are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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