III./4. fejezet: Clinical aspects of purulent meningitis

Imre Szirmai

• III./4.1.: Epidemiology

• III./4.2.: Clinical symptoms

• III./4.3.: Histopatology of meningitis

  • III./4.3.1.: General characteristics

  • III./4.3.2.: The development of purulent meningitis

  • III./4.3.3.: Etiology of meningitis

• III./4.4.: Diagnosis

  • III./4.4.1.: Liquor evaluation

  • III./4.4.2.: Mikrobiological diagnosis

  • III./4.4.3.: Others diagnostics and aspects

• III./4.5.: Treatment

  • III./4.5.1.: General knowledge

  • III./4.5.2.: Medication

  • III./4.5.3.: A meningococcal sepsis and treatment

  • III./4.5.4.: Prognosis

• III./4.6.: Differential diagnosis of meningitises

  • III./4.6.1.: Encephalitis

  • III./4.6.2.: Tuberculous meningitis

  • III./4.6.3.: Brain abcesses

  • III./4.6.4.: Syphilitic meningitis

  • III./4.6.5.: Necrotizing herpes encephalitis

  • III./4.6.6.: Toxoplasmosis

  • III./4.6.7.: Fungal meningitis

  • III./4.6.8.: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)

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