Vascular Complications of Fungal Meningitis Attributed to Injections of Contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate
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Vascular complications of fungal meningitis attributed to injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate.
IMPORTANCE Fungal meningitis due to injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate can present with vascular sequelae in immunocompetent individuals. This is particularly germane to neurologists because better recognition of the clinical characteristics of patients with fungal meningitis and ischemic stroke will provide more timely and efficient care. OBSERVATIONS In a case series, 3 p...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Neurology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2168-6149
DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.3586