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Meningitis meningocócica
Síntomas:
Signos y exámenes:
El examen físico revela presión sanguínea baja, frecuencia cardíaca rápida, rigidez en el cuello y posible erupción.
Otros exámenes pueden ser los siguientes:
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Conteo de glóbulos blancos
más alto de lo normal
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Una
punción lumbar
para LCR muestra aumento de glóbulos blancos, glucosa baja y proteína alta
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Las tinciones especiales del LCR algunas veces muestran las bacterias meningococos
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Cultivo de LCR
que muestra proliferación de bacterias meningococos
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Hemocultivo
que muestra proliferación de bacterias meningococos
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TC del cerebro
que usualmente es normal
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Fecha de revisión: 8/15/2006
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Versión en inglés revisada por: Hilary M. Babcock, M.D., Medical Director of Occupational Infection Control, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospitals; Instructor of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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