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Query: UMLS:C0085437 (bacterial meningitis)
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A previously healthy 25 year old sportsman is reported who developed Corynebacterium xerosis meningitis with coma and seizures after spinal anaesthesia. The adequate therapy (dexamethason, penicillin, ampicillin, mannitol, intensive care, hyperventillation) resulted in a complete recovery. To the authors' knowledge this is the first case of Corynebacterium xerosis meningitis and the first bacterial meningitis reported after spinal anaesthesia in Hungary.
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PMID:[Purulent meningitis, caused by Corynebacterium xerosis, after spinal anesthesia]. 176 61