title: Fulminant pneumococcal meningitis manifesting as acute abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Walaa A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rajkhan
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obeid
authors.forename: Abdulhameed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasim
authors.forename: Nashaat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamza
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G