{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Health officials say one Kentucky resident has died from fungal meningitis. The state Public Health Department says it has been notified that five Kentucky residents have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis after receiving medical care in Tennessee. The cases match the pattern of an outbreak linked to injections of steroids distributed by the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts. The state department recommends people contact a health care provider as soon as possible if they have received epidural steroid injections since May 21st and have symptoms such as worsening headache, fever, sensitivity to light, stiff neck, new weakness or numbness in any part of the body or slurred speech. Nationally, health officials say there have been 105 cases of fungal meningitis, with eight deaths.Monday, October 8, 2012
Kentucky Resident Dies From Fungal Meningitis
{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Health officials say one Kentucky resident has died from fungal meningitis. The state Public Health Department says it has been notified that five Kentucky residents have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis after receiving medical care in Tennessee. The cases match the pattern of an outbreak linked to injections of steroids distributed by the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts. The state department recommends people contact a health care provider as soon as possible if they have received epidural steroid injections since May 21st and have symptoms such as worsening headache, fever, sensitivity to light, stiff neck, new weakness or numbness in any part of the body or slurred speech. Nationally, health officials say there have been 105 cases of fungal meningitis, with eight deaths.