The Kentucky Department of Health is warning residents who have recieved steroid injections in Tennessee to be on the look out for fungal meningitis symtoms.
Reports say five cases of fungal meningitis have been reported in Kentucky residents treated in Tennessee -- among that number, Trigg County Senior Citizens Center Director Carolyn Bland, who continues to recover at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Bland was hospitalized Wednesday of last week after being advised of the steroid problem by her local physician and going to the emergency room at St. Thomas. She had received the steroid injection at a pain clinic at St. Thomas September 11th and had been scheduled to receive second injection.
Department of Health officials are asking any residents that received an epidural steriod shot since May 21st and are suffering from worsening headace, fever, sensitivity to light, stiff neck, weakness or numbness, or slurred speech to call their doctor as soon as possible. Doctors and health departments should also contact the Department of Health if they believe any of their patients are suffering from fungal meningitis related to the outbreak.
Reports say five cases of fungal meningitis have been reported in Kentucky residents treated in Tennessee -- among that number, Trigg County Senior Citizens Center Director Carolyn Bland, who continues to recover at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Bland was hospitalized Wednesday of last week after being advised of the steroid problem by her local physician and going to the emergency room at St. Thomas. She had received the steroid injection at a pain clinic at St. Thomas September 11th and had been scheduled to receive second injection.
Department of Health officials are asking any residents that received an epidural steriod shot since May 21st and are suffering from worsening headace, fever, sensitivity to light, stiff neck, weakness or numbness, or slurred speech to call their doctor as soon as possible. Doctors and health departments should also contact the Department of Health if they believe any of their patients are suffering from fungal meningitis related to the outbreak.
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