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Acute Meningitis
New acute meningitis research reported from Erciyes University, Medical Department
October 7th, 2008
According to a study from Kayseri, Turkey, "Although long-term pituitary consequences of tuberculous meningitis are well documented in the literature, there have been few case reports of pituitary dysfunction after acute bacteria[ or viral meningitis. In this preliminary study, we have assessed the pituitary functions in adult patients who had acute bacterial or viral meningitis." "Fourteen patients (8 men, 6 women; mean age 35.3 +/- 13.3) were included in the study. The diagnosis of bacterial and viral meningitis was proven by clinical findings, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination, gram staining, and blood and CSF cultures. Pituitary functions were evaluated ranging...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-07)
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