Meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient: Case report
Delirium is an acutely disturbed state of mind or consciousness frequent in patients with extensive burns. The causes are multiple but CNS (central nervous system) infection is among the rare and severe causes of delirium with high fever in burn patients and with the lack of fast and correct diagnos...
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| author | Sarah Sabur Amine El harti Chaymaa Benyamna Sara Karti Ahlam El Youssoufi Marouane Habla Mounia Diouri |
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| description | Delirium is an acutely disturbed state of mind or consciousness frequent in patients with extensive burns. The causes are multiple but CNS (central nervous system) infection is among the rare and severe causes of delirium with high fever in burn patients and with the lack of fast and correct diagnosis and adequate treatment, the prognosis is mostly severe. Even with the presence of other causes of delirium in burn patients, the CNS infection must be excluded first, especially when we have a massive bacteremia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4230155286ab4f0c8d033f31e8c4b3f22025-08-20T03:15:03ZengElsevierBurns Open2468-91222025-07-011110041510.1016/j.burnso.2025.100415Meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient: Case reportSarah Sabur0Amine El harti1Chaymaa Benyamna2Sara Karti3Ahlam El Youssoufi4Marouane Habla5Mounia Diouri6Corresponding author at: National Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, Hassan II University, 1, Rue Tarik Ibnou Ziad, Casablanc, Morocco.; National Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, MoroccoNational Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, MoroccoNational Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, MoroccoNational Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, MoroccoNational Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, MoroccoNational Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, MoroccoNational Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, MoroccoDelirium is an acutely disturbed state of mind or consciousness frequent in patients with extensive burns. The causes are multiple but CNS (central nervous system) infection is among the rare and severe causes of delirium with high fever in burn patients and with the lack of fast and correct diagnosis and adequate treatment, the prognosis is mostly severe. Even with the presence of other causes of delirium in burn patients, the CNS infection must be excluded first, especially when we have a massive bacteremia.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912225000239DeliriumMeningitisPseudomonas aeruginosaExtensive burn |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Sabur Amine El harti Chaymaa Benyamna Sara Karti Ahlam El Youssoufi Marouane Habla Mounia Diouri Meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient: Case report Burns Open Delirium Meningitis Pseudomonas aeruginosa Extensive burn |
| title | Meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient: Case report |
| title_full | Meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient: Case report |
| title_fullStr | Meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient: Case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient: Case report |
| title_short | Meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient: Case report |
| title_sort | meningitis as a rare cause of delirium in burn patient case report |
| topic | Delirium Meningitis Pseudomonas aeruginosa Extensive burn |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912225000239 |
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