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Sophie Somana

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PSYCHOBEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION, AND FALLS RELATED TO A PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA IN A VERY ELDERLY SUBJECT: A CASE REPORT

2010

GeriatricsPheochromocytomamedicine.medical_specialtyOrthostatic vital signsbusiness.industryArterial hypotensionmedicineSubject (documents)Geriatrics and GerontologyIntensive care medicinemedicine.diseasebusinessSurgeryJournal of the American Geriatrics Society
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''A case of meningitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans denitrificans 60 years after a cranial trauma''

2011

International audience; ''Background: Achromobacter xylosoxidans (AX) is a non-fermentative aerobic Gram-negative bacillus. It is an opportunistic pathogen and the causative agent of various infections. We report an original case of late posttraumatic meningitis due to AX denitrificans. Case Report: An 83-year-old man was hospitalized for acute headache, nausea and vomiting. The emergency brain computer tomography (CT) scan did not reveal any anomaly. In his medical history, there was an auditory injury due to a cranial trauma incurred in a skiing accident 60 years earlier. Cytobiochemical analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed increased levels of neutrophils and proteins. The C…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyBACTEREMIAAchromobacter xylosoxidans denitrificansContext (language use)ALCALIGENES-XYLOSOXIDANSRHINORRHEAPATIENTlaw.inventionNeonatal meningitis03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinelawInternal medicineINFECTIONmedicineHumansMeningitisNEONATAL MENINGITISINFECTION''late posttraumatic meningitisAged 80 and over''ALCALIGENES-XYLOSOXIDANS0303 health sciencesrhinorrheabiologyCase Study030306 microbiologybusiness.industry[SCCO.NEUR]Cognitive science/NeuroscienceSkullAchromobacter denitrificanselderly subjectGeneral MedicineAchromobacter xylosoxidansbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.disease3. Good healthGram staining030220 oncology & carcinogenesisBacteremiaAchromobacter denitrificansPOSTTRAUMATIC MENINGITISWounds and Injuriesmedicine.symptombusinessMeningitis
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