A confused drug addict: the importance of considering sepsis.
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The case is reported of a 35 year old heroin addict presenting with acute confusion which was later found to be due to meningococcal meningitis. Other than his altered mental state, the only abnormal finding on examination was a mild pyrexia.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of accident & emergency medicine
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996