Streptococcus salivarius acute meningitis with latent petromastoiditis.
A 48-y-old woman, with a previous history of neurosurgical intervention for a trigeminal neurinoma, presented with acute meningitis due to Streptococcus salivarius. There were significant changes in the petrous region, as revealed by MRI, leading to the diagnosis of associated latent subacute mastoiditis.
Megarbane
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Department of Medical Emergency, Antoine Béclère Hospital, Clamart, France.
Casetta
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Esvant
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Marchal
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Axler
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Brivet
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FG
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification