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Published in: Infection 3/2013

01-06-2013 | Case Report

The Austrian syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: V. Kanakadandi, N. Annapureddy, S. K. Agarwal, M. S. Sabharwal, N. Ammakkanavar, P. Simoes, H. P. Sanjani, G. N. Nadkarni

Published in: Infection | Issue 3/2013

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Abstract

A 61-year-old man presented with fever and altered mental status. He was intubated for respiratory distress and was found to have multilobar pneumonia for which antibiotic therapy was instituted. However, his mental status continued to deteriorate despite appropriate antibiotic therapy for his pneumonia. The results from lumar puncture revealed meningitis and endocarditis was evident on a trans-esophageal echocardiogram. His blood and respiratory cultures grew Streptococcus pneumoniae. The patient was diagnosed with Austrian syndrome. After appropriate changes to his antibiotic regimen and an aortic valve replacement, he recovered and was discharged.
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Metadata
Title
The Austrian syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
Authors
V. Kanakadandi
N. Annapureddy
S. K. Agarwal
M. S. Sabharwal
N. Ammakkanavar
P. Simoes
H. P. Sanjani
G. N. Nadkarni
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Infection / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-012-0361-3

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