Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adolescent with Fever and Foot Ache

• Main Authors: Catarina Dias (Author), Cláudia Pedrosa (Author), Jorge Romariz (Author), Mafalda Santos (Author), Lúcia Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Invasive pneumococcal disease predominantly affects younger children, elderly, and immunocompromised patients. Pneumococcal meningitis is a particularly important form of presentation, considering its high rate of morbimortality. We present the case of a previously healthy 12-year-old adolescent mal...