Early lumbar puncture and cutaneous rash: A clear CSF is not always a normal CSF;Ponction lombaire précoce et rash cutané: Un liquide céphalorachidien normal peut en cacher un autre

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 35, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 422-424

  Rebeu Dartiguelongue, Isabelle ^a   Laurent, Jean Pierre ^a   Clarac, Annie ^a   Vergne, Sylvie ^a   Avedan, Marc ^a   Alzieu, Marc ^a   Campistron, Jean ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier du Val d'Ariege   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Cutaneous rash

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFUROXAZIDE; PARACETAMOL; PHLOROGLUCINOL;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGISM; MENINGITIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROBABILITY; PURPURA; RASH;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 24944473959     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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