Pyomyositis complicating pneumococcal meningitis.
A young male with a previous splenectomy presented with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis complicated by pyomyositis. Pneumococcal meningitis in asplenic patients is well recognized, but the association of pyomyositis as a complication has not to our knowledge been previously reported.
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Department of Medicine, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification
D010400:Penicillin G