title: A 20-year-old male with fever and hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Todd C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Villines
authors.forename: Charles N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Oster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019090:Case Management; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003638:Deafness / Q000382:microbiology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005076:Exanthema / Q000382:microbiology; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008889:Military Personnel; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D004338:Drug Combinations; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D003907:Dexamethasone