BILATERAL SUBDURAL HEMATOMA—AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF MENINGOCOCCUS MENINGITIS

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Case Reports1 November 1946BILATERAL SUBDURAL HEMATOMA—AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF MENINGOCOCCUS MENINGITISJACK NELSON, M.D., ROBERT M. CLYNE, M.D., J. GEORGE SHARNOFF, M.D.JACK NELSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT M. CLYNE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. GEORGE SHARNOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-25-5-862 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCASE REPORTHistory: C. O., a 41 year old male, was admitted to Lincoln Hospital on November 14, 1944 with a five day history of chills and fever together with "red-colored" urine. Two days subsequently he began to have generalized aches and pains. On the day of admission he became increasingly weak, fell to his knees, and was brought to the hospital.Physical Examination:The patient appeared acutely ill but alert and oriented. The temperature was 104.4° F.; the pulse was 120. The respirations were 40 per minute, and the blood pressure was 102 mm. Hg systolic and 70 mm....Bibliography1. VOELKER AF: Item in Path. Reports Middlesex Hospital, 1894, p. 246. Google Scholar2. DENEHY WJ: Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, Brit. Med. Jr., 1916, ii, 684. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. GORDON : 1922 (Quoted from Briton—reference below). Google Scholar4. BANKSMCCARTNEY HSJE: Meningococcal encephalitis, Lancet, 1942, i, 219. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BRITON D: Cerebrospinal fever, 1941, London, 152 pp. Google Scholar6. NETTERDÉBRÉ AR (a) : La méningite cérébrospinale, 1911, Paris. (b) BANKS, H. S., and MCCARTNEY, J. E.: Meningococcal adrenal syndromes and lesions, Lancet, 1943, i, 711. (c) Reference 4, above. Google Scholar7. MURRAY EG: The Meningococcus Medical Research Council Special Report Series, No. 124, H. M. Stationery Office, London, 1929. Google Scholar8. WORSTER-DROUGHTKENNEDY CAM: Cerebrospinal fever, 1919, A. and C. Black, London. Google Scholar9. APPELBAUMNELSON EJ: Sulfadiazine and its sodium compound in the treatment of meningococcic meningitis and meningococcemia, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1944, ccvii, 492. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication September 10, 1945.From the Medical Service of Dr. Kenneth Taylor, Lincoln Hospital, New York City, N. Y.Dr. Robert O. Kellog, Jr. participated in the clinical management of this case. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySubdural Lesions in Childhood, with Special Reference to Infectious Processes 1 November 1946Volume 25, Issue 5Page: 862-867KeywordsFeversHeart rateKneesMedical servicesMeningitisNeisseria meningitidisPainRespirationTemperatureUrine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...