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Aseptic meningitis after treatment with amoxicillin
BMJ 1999; 318 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7197.1521 (Published 05 June 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;318:1521
- W Czerwenka,
- C Gruenwald,
- D Conen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Canton Hospital, CH-5001 Aarau, Switzerland
The development of aseptic meningitis has been associated with various drugs—for example, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, ranitidine, carbamazepine, vaccines against hepatitis B and mumps, immunoglobulins, co-trimoxazole, and penicillin.1–5 We report a case of aseptic meningitis after treatment with amoxicillin.
A 76 year old woman was admitted to our hospital with fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Five days before admission she had had a …