Group a streptococcal meningitis.
Meningitis due to group A Streptococcus is uncommon. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. In this paper, we report a case of a 19-year-old man who presented with fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and a decrease in level of consciousness. Five days prior to admission, he had an episode of acute pharyngitis. Group A Streptococcus was isolated from both the cerebrospinal fluid and blood. He recovered without sequelae after therapy with penicillin G for 2 weeks. Physicians should be aware that group A streptococcal infection may cause meningitis.
Lin
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Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
Liu
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Chiou
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Cheng
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes
D010400:Penicillin G