Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adolescent with Fever and Foot Ache

• Autores principales: Catarina Dias (Autor), Cláudia Pedrosa (Autor), Jorge Romariz (Autor), Mafalda Santos (Autor), Lúcia Rodrigues (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: 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...