TERMINAL HYPERTHERMIA FOLLOWING INTRATHECAL STREPTOKINASE ADMINISTRATION IN A CASE OF TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS
- 1 January 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 36 (1) , 168-171
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-1-168
Abstract
The fibrinolytic enzyme streptokinase was given as a chemotherapeutic adjunct to p-aminosalycylic acid and streptomycin as intensive therapy in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis. It is felt that the use of such an adjunct was the direct cause of the hyperthermia; streptokinase by such admn. is no longer recommended.Keywords
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