Probable acute disseminated encephalomyelitis due to Haemophilus influenzae meningitis

We report the case of a 17-year-old male on long-term steroid therapy for minimal lesion glomerulopathy who, after an upper respiratory infection, presented with Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis. Twenty-four hours later he developed depression of consciousness which progressed to coma and le...

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Main Author: Beleza, P (author)
Other Authors: Ribeiro, M (author), Pereira, J (author), Jordão, MJ (author), Almeida, F (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/332
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.hospitaldebraga.pt:10400.23/332