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Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;19(5):346-8.
doi: 10.1177/0218492311407796.

Pneumocephalus and pneumococcal meningitis after thoracic surgery

Sandra Asner  1 , Caroline Chapuis-Taillard, Hans-Beat Ris, Michel Gonzalez
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Case Reports

Pneumocephalus and pneumococcal meningitis after thoracic surgery

Sandra Asner et al. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

A 62-year-old man with adenocarcinoma underwent complete resection with a right upper lobectomy and en-bloc resection of the chest wall, with metallic clips applied to the vertebral nerve roots. A sudden deterioration in neurological status occurred due to pneumocephalus and ascending bacterial meningitis resulting from a subarachnoid-pleural fistula. The neurological status normalized after thoracoplasty and ceftriaxone treatment.

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