Predictors of meningitis

Early warning signs for the development of meningitis and sepsis (blood poisoning) have been discovered by medical experts who believe that lower limb pain, cold peripheries, and change in skin color are indicative of the serious illnesses. Classical symptoms of meningitis that apparently develop after these include, headache, neck stiffness, photophobia, non-blanching rash, and decreased consciousness. Bacterial meningitis is responsible for 5-10 deaths out of every 100 meningitis patients, which normally occurs within 24-48 hours of symptoms appearing. Those who do survive can be left with deafness, amputations, and brain damage. The specialists argue that a change in attitude to diagnosis of meningitis needs to occur to include the non-specific earlier symptoms, allowing earlier intervention with antibiotics.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by ninemsn

Related Disease Topics:

• Meningitis
• Sepsis
• Blood poisoning
• Bacterial meningitis

Related Symptom Topics:

• Lower limb pain
• Cold peripheries
• Change in skin color
• Headache
• Neck stiffness
• Photophobia
• Non-blanching rash
• Decreased consciousness
• Deafness
• Amputation
• Brain damage

Article Source Details

About: Predictors of meningitis

Date: 11 January 2006

Source: ninemsn

URL: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=80824

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of lower limb pain
• Cause of cold peripheries
• Cause of change in skin color
• Cause of headache
• Cause of neck stiffness
• Cause of photophobia
• Cause of rash
• Cause of non-blanching rash
• Cause of decreased consciousness
• Cause of deafness
• Cause of amputation
• Cause of brain damage
• Risk and meningitis
• Risk and bacterial meningitis
• Risk and sepsis
• Risk and blood poisoning
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and meningitis
• Misdiagnosis and bacterial meningitis
• Misdiagnosis and sepsis
• Misdiagnosis and blood poisoning
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and lower limb pain
• Diagnosis and cold peripheries
• Diagnosis and change in skin color
• Diagnosis and headache
• Diagnosis and neck stiffness
• Diagnosis and photophobia
• Diagnosis and rash
• Diagnosis and non-blanching rash
• Diagnosis and decreased consciousness
• Diagnosis and deafness
• Diagnosis and amputation
• Diagnosis and brain damage
• Diagnosis and meningitis
• Diagnosis and bacterial meningitis
• Diagnosis and sepsis
• Diagnosis and blood poisoning
• Research
• Research and meningitis
• Research and bacterial meningitis
• Research and sepsis
• Research and blood poisoning

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