Bacterial meningitis concurrent with salicylism.
Repetitive administration of therapeutic salicylate over 72 hours for amelioration of headache produced severe central nervous system manifestations in an adolescent. The simultaneous occurrence of bacterial meningitis was not promptly diagnosed. Treatment directed at correcting fluid and metabolic derangements of salicylism may have contributed to a morbid outcome.
Singer
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Department of Emergency, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio 45401.
D000293:Adolescent; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012459:Salicylates / Q000506:poisoning*
D012459:Salicylates