Meningoencephalitis due to anthrax: CT and MR findings

Meningoencephalitis due to anthrax: CT and MR findings

Anthrax is primarily a disease of herbivores, but it also causes cutaneous, respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in humans. Bacillus anthracis is an uncommon cause of meningitis and generally produces a haemorrhagic meningoencephalitis. We present the CT and MR findings of anthrax meningoence...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric radiology 2006-11, Vol.36 (11), p.1190-1193
Hauptverfasser: Yildirim, Hanefi, Kabakus, Nimet, Koc, Mustafa, Murat, Ayse, Inceköy Girgin, Feyza
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anthrax - cerebrospinal fluid
Anthrax - complications
Bacillus anthracis - isolation & purification
Child
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningoencephalitis - diagnosis
Meningoencephalitis - microbiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Anthrax is primarily a disease of herbivores, but it also causes cutaneous, respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in humans. Bacillus anthracis is an uncommon cause of meningitis and generally produces a haemorrhagic meningoencephalitis. We present the CT and MR findings of anthrax meningoencephalitis due to the cutaneous form of anthrax in a 12-year-old boy. They showed focal intracerebral haemorrhage with leptomeningeal enhancement.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-006-0275-2