Island Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap and a Perforator Flap in Repairing Post-Gunshot Thoracic Spine CSF Fistula: Case Presentation by Nangole F. Wanjala, Khainga Ominde Stanley

“…Failure to address the leakage may result in complications such as meningitis, septicemia, radiculopathy, muscle weakness, and back pains. …”
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Bacillus cereus Typhlitis in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by James D. Denham, Sowmya Nanjappa, John N. Greene

“…Individual case reports and case series exist in the literature describing various clinical manifestations of B. cereus in the neutropenic patient including bacteremia/septicemia, pneumonia, meningitis/encephalitis, hepatic abscesses, and gastritis. …”
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Treatment of neuro-invasive listeriosis: an overview by P. Gudeikaitė, J. Valaikienė, R. Mameniškienė

“…In case of suspected acute meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis in these individuals, it must be considered that the pathogen can be Listeria monocytogenes, which is resistant to the therapy of cephalosporins. …”
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Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient after COVID-19 Infection by Hebah Ghanem, Geetha Sivasubramanian

“…We describe here a case of severe cryptococcal meningitis that developed in a previously healthy patient one week after treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with dexamethasone. …”
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Extracellular vesicles from fifth-stage larval Angiostrongylus cantonensis upregulate cholesterol biosynthesis and suppress NLRP2-associated inflammatory responses in mouse astrocy... by Chien-Ju Cheng, Lian-Chen Wang, Lichieh Julie Chu, Kuang-Yao Chen, Ching-Yun Huang, Kuo-Lun Lan, Kuo-Yang Huang

“…ABSTRACT Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic parasite that causes severe symptoms in humans, including eosinophilic meningitis and eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from helminthes have been implicated in regulating host survival and immune response. …”
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Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman by José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti Sarinho, Marília Soares e Silva Arcadipane, Graziela Tavares Miola Menezes, Danilo Fernando Costa Duarte, Waldenise Cossermelli, Ivan Aprahamian

“…Normally, joint involvement comes secondary to meningitis or severe sepsis caused by this agent. When primary arthritis is seen, monoarthritis is the most common presentation. …”
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Reformulation of Islamic Law in Indonesia: Study on Indonesian Ulama Council’s Fatwa by Ansori Ansori, Mughni Labib, Marwadi Marwadi

“…Of the many fatwas that have been issued by the MUI, there are a number of fatwas that are formulated such as the fatwa of the pilgrimage and umrah pilgrimage, the initial determination of Ramadan, Shawwal, Zulhijjah, qibla direction, abortion, donation of social funds with prizes (SDSB), and the use of meningitis vaccines for hajj and umrah pilgrims. MUI reformulates the fatwa due to socio-cultural changes in the community and advances in science and technology. …”
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The Opportunistic Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes: Pathogenicity and Interaction with the Mucosal Immune System by Markus Schuppler, Martin J. Loessner

“…Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen causing listeriosis, an often fatal infection leading to meningitis, sepsis, or infection of the fetus and abortion in susceptible individuals. …”
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Ataxia, Ophthalmoplegia, and Areflexia: What Would You Think? by N. Karsan, P. Fletcher, I. Bodi, B. K. MacDonald

“…We present here a case of carcinomatous meningitis presenting as Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS). …”
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A Rare Cause of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Fusobacterium Infection—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, Heather J. Male

“…Broad spectrum antibiotics were initiated, and a lumbar puncture ruled out meningitis. Patient progressively developed shock that required use of vasopressors, as well as renal and respiratory failure. …”
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Central Nervous System Tuberculosis: An Imaging-Focused Review of a Reemerging Disease by Morteza Sanei Taheri, Mohammad Ali Karimi, Hamidreza Haghighatkhah, Ramin Pourghorban, Mohammad Samadian, Hosein Delavar Kasmaei

“…In this review, we describe the imaging characteristics of the different forms of CNS tuberculosis, including meningitis, tuberculoma, miliary tuberculosis, abscess, cerebritis, and encephalopathy.…”
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Ischemic Stroke and Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm, Two Complications of Infective Endocarditis in One Patient by Alassane Mamadou Diop, Ahmadou Bamba Mbodj, Serigne Abdou Aziz Fall, Ibrahima Niang

“…It can be responsible for various neurological complications such as cerebral infarction, meningitis, cerebral abscesses, and cerebral hemorrhage due to ruptured mycotic aneurysms. …”
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Streptomyces lavendulae Protease Inhibitor: Purification, Gene Overexpression, and 3-Dimensional Structure by D. E. El-Hadedy, El-Sayed E. Mostafa, Moataza M. Saad

“…CVB3 is one of the major causative agents of chronic, subacute, acute, and fulminant myocarditis as well as pancreatitis and aseptic meningitis. It has been reported that more than 50% of human myocarditis is associated with CVB3 infection.…”
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Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis by Patrick Lee, Brandon K. K. Fields, Tom Liang, Michael P. Dubé, Seth Politano

“…Early identification and treatment of Veillonella bacteremia in susceptible populations could be crucial to survival given this organism’s predilection for causing life-threatening infections, including meningitis, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis.…”
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Gambaran Kejadian Infeksi Bayi Baru Lahir di Bagian Perinatologi RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang Tahun 2012 by Irvina Meliya, Vetty Priscilla

“…There were major infection (neonatal sepsis, meningitis, neonatal pneumonia, urinary tract infection, acute osteitis, neonatal tetanus) and minor infections (omphalitis, pemphigus neonatorum, ophthalmia neonatorum, moniliasis, stomatitis). …”
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Transverse Myelitis Associated with Cryptococcus neoformans in an Immunocompetent Patient by David B. Villafuerte, Marco F. Passeri, Rayan Qazi, Moulika Baireddy, Fernando L. Sanchez

“…In immunosuppressed patients, infections involving the central nervous system (CNS) usually present as meningitis or meningoencephalitis. Cryptococcal infections are known to cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed patients as it is difficult to eradicate even with adequate antifungal treatment. …”
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Case Report of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease from Sub-Saharan Africa: An Important Mimic of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis by Karishma Sharma, Fredrick Otieno, Reena Shah

“…She was found to have aseptic meningitis, eventually attributed to TB based on cervical node biopsy, although further histology suggested KFD. …”
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Mycobacterium intracellulare Infection Mimicking Progression of Scleroderma by Simon Krabbe, Merete Engelhart, Sören Thybo, Søren Jacobsen

“…While she was receiving high-dose prednisolone, as worsening of her connective tissue disease was suspected to be the cause of the inflammatory changes, she had Listeria monocytogenes meningitis and was hospitalized for several weeks, but she recovered from this without sequelae. …”
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Streptococcus intermedius Bacteremia and Liver Abscess following a Routine Dental Cleaning by Lachara V. Livingston, Elimarys Perez-Colon

“…This group is part of the normal flora of the oropharynx, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts; however, they have been known to cause a variety of purulent infections including meningitis, endocarditis, and abscesses, even in immunocompetent hosts. …”
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A Brief Report of West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease in the Summer of 2012 in Hamilton, Ontario by Lei Jiao, Cheryl Main

“…According to the clinical and laboratory criteria published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, five cases were diagnosed as encephalitis, one case as meningitis and one case as meningomyelitis. Patients were managed supportively. …”
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