Abstract
When a young woman presents with fever, headache and photophobia, the emergency doctor suspects meningitis. The steps to diagnosis and treatment of this life-threatening emergency are outlined.
Article Extract
As a GP working in the local hospital emergency department, you may assess and treat adult patients presenting with headache and fever. An important differential diagnosis is bacterial meningitis, which is a life-threatening emergency requiring prompt administration of antibiotics. The steps to expediting diagnosis and treatment of meningitis are illustrated by the following case.
Picture credit: © Olga Volodina/Stock.adobe.com. Model used for illustrative purposes only.