DIFFUSE PNEUMOCEPHALUS DUE TO CLOSTRIDIUM-SEPTICUM CEREBRITIS IN HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME - CT DEMONSTRATION

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作者
RANDALL, JM [1 ]
HALL, K [1 ]
COULTHARD, MG [1 ]
机构
[1] ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRM, DEPT CHILD HLTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 4LP, TYNE & WEAR, ENGLAND
关键词
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; CLOSTRIDIUM-SEPTICUM;
D O I
10.1007/BF00588500
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The computed tomography finding of diffuse pneumocephalus due to infection by gas-forming organisms is very unusual. We report such a case due to secondary infection by Clostridium septicum in a child with diarrhoea-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
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