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Otogenic Pneumococcal Meningitis and Ventriculitis Mimicking Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

2026-07-22

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>A 28-year-old man with chronic suppurative otitis media presented with acute headache, vomiting, and reduced consciousness (Glasgow Coma Scale 7). Non-contrast CT brain demonstrated basal cisternal hyperdensity suggestive of subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, CT angiography showed no aneurysm or vascular abnormality. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed neutrophilic pleocytosis with ele...

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Literature Corpus work: 1927836b-a2bc-506d-b867-bb484768d204
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10393575/v1

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