EORTC/MSG definitions
EORTC/MSG definitions
EORTC/MSG definitions
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Definitions - Clinical features<br />
Lower respiratory tract infection<br />
Cough, chest pain, haemoptysis, dyspnoea<br />
Physical finding of pleural rub<br />
Any new infiltrate not fulfilling major criterion<br />
Sinonasal infection<br />
MINOR<br />
= 2<br />
Clinical<br />
feature<br />
Nasal discharge. stuffiness<br />
Nose ulceration. eschar or epistaxis<br />
Periorbital swelling<br />
Maxillary tenderness<br />
Black necrotic lesions or perforation of the hard-palate<br />
2002<br />
CNS infection<br />
CSF<br />
No pathogens<br />
no malignant cells<br />
abnormal biochemistry<br />
abnormal cell count<br />
Focal neurological<br />
seizures<br />
hemiparesis<br />
cranial nerve palsy<br />
Mental changes<br />
Meningeal irritation