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MRS occurs in any age, clinically MRS is defined as a combination of a) aseptic meningitis (increased reflexes without leg weakness might be seen; abnormal cerebrospinal fluid alone can also accompany [5]) and b) acute urinary retention. Aseptic meningitis is a common condition, which is caused by many viruses but also from autoimmune etiologies.
infectious disease: yellow fever, viral haemorrhagic fevers: eosinophilic globules in liver Courvoisier's law: Ludwig Georg Courvoisier: gastroenterology: obstructive jaundice: palpable gall bladder w/ painless jaundice unlikely to be cholelithiasis Crichton-Browne sign: Sir James Crichton-Browne: neuropsychiatry 'general paresis'
Brudziński's sign or a Brudziński sign is any of three medical signs, all of which may occur in meningitis or meningism.All three are named after Józef Brudziński. [1] In English, the name is often written without the diacritic (like many borrowed words) (Brudzinski) and is pronounced / b r uː ˈ dʒ ɪ n s k i /.
Although this rash is not necessarily present in meningococcal meningitis, it is relatively specific for the disease; it does, however, occasionally occur in meningitis due to other bacteria. [2] Other clues on the cause of meningitis may be the skin signs of hand, foot and mouth disease and genital herpes , both of which are associated with ...
Kernig's sign is a test used in physical examination to look for evidence of irritation of the meninges.The test involves flexing the thighs at the hip, and the knees, at 90 degree angles, and assessing whether subsequent extension of the knee is painful (leading to resistance), in which case it is deemed positive. [1]
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Meningitis Now says there are many common signs and symptoms in adults: fever, cold hands and feet, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion and irritability, severe muscle pain, pale and blotchy skin ...
Infants may feed poorly, vomit, sleep more, or show signs of jaundice. [28] In older children, new onset urinary incontinence (loss of bladder control) may occur. [28] About 1 in 400 infants of one to three months of age with a UTI also have bacterial meningitis. [29]