2024
DOI: 10.5937/medi57-47676
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Complications of pneumococcal meningitis in a child with proteus syndrome: A case report and literature review

Slavica Ostojić,
Ružica Kravljanac,
Gordana Kovačević
et al.

Abstract: Introduction: Proteus syndrome (PS) is an exceptionally rare disorder characterized by asymmetrical overgrowth of the skin, bones, muscles, adipose and connective tissues as well as blood and lymphatic vessels. Case presentation: We describe the clinical case of a 6.5-year-old girl with PS diagnosed and treated at the Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia "Dr Vukan Čupić". When she was 11 months old, she was treated for pneumococcal sepsis and meningitis. The disease was complicated by intracran… Show more

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