Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cerebritis versus Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus on chronic corticosteroid therapy: The diagnostic importance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of lactic acid levels

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 394-397

  McCaffrey, Lucas M ^a,b   Petelin, Andrew ^a,b   Cunha, Burke A ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asecptic viral meningitis; Bacterial meningitis; CNS infections in patients on steroids; CSF; Hydrocephalus associated with CNS infections; RBCs

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; LACTIC ACID; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFLAMMATION; LACTIC ACID; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MENINGITIS, LISTERIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84862846895     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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