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IMMUNOLOGY
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Bacterial meningitis A 39-year-old woman presents with
complaints of a severe headache and stiff neck. She has a temperature
of 38.6, has pain on anterior flexion of the neck, and Kernig’s sign is
present. She is admitted to the hospital and placed on IV antibiotics
after a blood culture is drawn. The next day petechial hemorrhages
appear on her abdomen and thighs. Below are images from a similar case. |
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1. Listeria monocytogenes 2. Neisseria meningitidis 3. Hemophilus influenzae Type B 4. E. coli
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Pathology questions by Dr Patsy Lill
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