Drug-related recurrent meningitis.
A 56-year-old man presented with recurrent smear and culture-negative meningitis having ingested Ibuprofen before each episode. The association between Ibuprofen and meningitis has been well established in systemic lupus erythematosus but has been reported only rarely in previously healthy patients.
Mifsud
A J
AJ
Infectious Diseases Unit, St Ann's Hospital, London, U.K.
D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
D007052:Ibuprofen