Letter: Posttraumatic purulent meningitis due to Bordetella bronchiseptica.
1975
K C Chang, and
R M Zakhein, and
C T Cho, and
J C Montgomery
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D008581
Meningitis
Inflammation of the coverings of the brain and/or spinal cord, which consist of the PIA MATER; ARACHNOID; and DURA MATER. Infections (viral, bacterial, and fungal) are the most common causes of this condition, but subarachnoid hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGES, SUBARACHNOID), chemical irritation (chemical MENINGITIS), granulomatous conditions, neoplastic conditions (CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS), and other inflammatory conditions may produce this syndrome. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1994, Ch24, p6)
Pachymeningitis,Meningitides,Pachymeningitides
D001884
Bordetella
A genus of gram-negative aerobic bacteria whose cells are minute coccobacilli. It consists of both parasitic and pathogenic species.