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Meningitis
New meningitis research from M. Kutlesa and co-researchers described
March 3rd, 2009
"Numerous systemic infections are capable of inducing myositis and rhabdomyolysis. Clinical course of the disease is in the great majority of patients benign and without development of renal dysfunction," investigators in Zagreb, Croatia report. "However, serious consequences are possible if acute renal failure (ARF) occurs, especially in critically ill patients. Patient with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis associated with rhabdomyolysis and acute non-oliguric ARF is presented. Sixty-nine-year-old white male was admitted to our intensive care unit because of listerial meningitis. The course of the disease was complicated with rhabdomyolysis and non-oliguric ARF. After...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-03)
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