Dr. G. F. Still observed that in the extremely interesting paper read by Dr. Bruce Low on Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis, allusion was made to the disease of infants which was known by the name of " Simple Posterior Basic Meningitis," or " Chronic Basilar Meningitis." The data were not yet sufficient to allow of any dogmatic statement being made as to the relation of this form of meningitis ...

Determining cause and manner of death in medico legal cases is paramount importance forensic practice. A 29 year old woman was brought by the police for autopsy with history assault her boyfriend. As per initial investigation crime scene visit police, case registered as culpable homicide amounting to murder. Autopsy revealed that deceased had acute on chronic meningitis, a natural disease incom...

brucellosis is an infectious disease with high incidence in iran. neurobrucellosis is a focal complication of brucellosis affecting both central and peripheral nervous system presenting with a varieties of signs and symptoms. the most reported manifestations are meningitis and meningoencephalitis. in this report, we will describe a case of a young woman affected by neurobrucellosis presenting w...

We present a case of Malassezia furfur meningitis arising in a very low birth weight infant with chronic lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis, and intraventricular hemorrhage. M. furfur meningitis was probably acquired late following successful treatment for earlier systemic central line-associated M. furfur infection. M. furfur meningitis has only once been previously reported. Unlike the p...