Male with Altered Mental Status.
Journal
Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine
ISSN: 2474-252X
Titre abrégé: Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101718968
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Feb 2021
Historique:
received:
24
11
2020
accepted:
31
12
2020
entrez:
9
2
2021
pubmed:
10
2
2021
medline:
10
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A 62-year-old male presented to the emergency department with altered mental status and fever. Computed tomography of the head showed enlargement of the left lateral ventricle. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated debris and purulence in the ventricle along with edema and transependymal flow of cerebrospinal fluid surrounding both ventricles. The patient was diagnosed with ventriculitis. Ventriculitis is an uncommon but serious disease. Early recognition and treatment are essential.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33560974
pii: cpcem.2020.12.50960
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.12.50960
pmc: PMC7872607
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
131-133Références
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