"Spontaneous" pneumocephalus associated with aerobic bacteremia.
Three cases of "spontaneous" pneumocephalus suspected to have resulted from aerobic bacteremia caused by Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella aerogenes are reported. In two cases, the E. cloacae and K. aerogenes were isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid. These cases were characterized by a rapid accumulation of air, without niveau, in the subarachnoid space and ventricles.
Tanaka
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Emergency Care Unit, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Takagi
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Takeyama
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Kitazawa
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Y
D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D004754:Enterobacter; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed