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SUBMITTER: Talhelm CF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7265057 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Talhelm Collin F CF Helms Jessica L JL Tran Liem T LT Contreras Brian X BX Stevens Mark L ML Sierra-Hoffman Miguel M Castro-Lainez Miriam T MT Deliz Rafael J RJ
IDCases 20200529
A 39 year-old male was residing along the south coast of Texas, the USA, presented with fever, myalgias, headaches, and weight loss for ten days. Symptoms and manifestations progressed to include nuchal rigidity, photophobia, hyponatremia, thrombocytopenia, and transaminitis despite the intravenous administration of ceftriaxone and azithromycin. A lumbar puncture performed in the Emergency Department yielded pleocytosis and glucose cerebrospinal fluid/serum ratio of 0.35, suggestive of meningoen ...[more]