IBUPROFEN-INDUCED ASEPTIC MENINGITIS: A CASE REPORT

• Main Authors: Sofia Alexandra Pereira Pires (Author), Ana Pereira Lemos (Author), Ester Preciosa Maio Nunes Pereira (Author), Paulo Alexandre da Silva Vilar Maia (Author), João Patrício de Sousa e Alvim Bismarck do Agro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To report a case of a male adolescent with the diagnosis of ibuprofen-induced meningitis. We discuss themain causes of drug-induced aseptic meningitis (DIAM) and highlight the importance of early recognition of DIAM, sothat the offending drug can be withdrawn, and recurrences pre...