Post-Splenectomy Meningitis in Patients with Lymphoid Malignancy

Taizo TASAKA; Masami NAGAI; Kazuma IKEDA; Kazunori SASAKI; Michio MURATA; Teruhisa TAOKA; Terukazu TANAKA; Shozo IRINO; Jiro TAKAHARA

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.31.1137

Taizo TASAKA, Masami NAGAI, Kazuma IKEDA, Kazunori SASAKI, Michio MURATA, Teruhisa TAOKA, Terukazu TANAKA, Shozo IRINO, Jiro TAKAHARA

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Taizo TASAKA
the First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School
Masami NAGAI
the First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School
Kazuma IKEDA
the Department of Transfusion Medicine, Kagawa Medical School
Kazunori SASAKI
the First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School
Michio MURATA
the First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School
Teruhisa TAOKA
the Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kagawa Medical School
Terukazu TANAKA
the First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School
Shozo IRINO
the First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School
Jiro TAKAHARA
the First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School

Keywords: chemotherapy, malignant lymphoma, macroglobulinemia, splenectomy

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1992 Volume 31 Issue 9 Pages 1137-1138

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.31.1137

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Abstract

This report describes pneumococcal meningitis in two splenectomized patients with lymphoid malignancy. Early diagnosis and emergency treatment of pneumococcal infection in splenectomized patients is proven to be of significant value. Prophylactic antibiotics targeted against pneumococcus should be considered for the clinical management of such conditions in splenectomized patients, particularly during cytotoxic chemotherapy.
(Internal Medicine 31 : 1137-1138, 1992)

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