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52 year old male admitted 2 weeks ago. complained ofmalaise and a cough. CT scan raised the possibility of a cerebellarinfarct on the left side.
precious history:
treated for hypertension.
precious admitted 7 years ago with angina.
elevated plasma cholesterol on admission.
smoker.
Lumbar puncture performed showed the presence of Haemophilus sp.patient was treated with benzylpenicillin, he then becamehypertensive, which was attributed to septic shock. noted at thisstage that he had a primary infection of the right ear.
what was the cause of death?
what were the signs and symptoms?

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