title: Post-splenectomy meningitis in patients with lymphoid malignancy.
abstract: This report describes pneumococcal meningitis in two splenectomized patients with lymphoid malignancy. Early diagnosis and emergency treatment of pneumococcal infection in splenectomized patients is proven to be of significant value. Prophylactic antibiotics targeted against pneumococcus should be considered for the clinical management of such conditions in splenectomized patients, particularly during cytotoxic chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tasaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irino
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takahara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011292:Premedication; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents