Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ray, Stephen
• Riordan, Andrew
• Tawil, Mohamed
• Mallucci, Conor
• Jauhari, Praveen
• Solomon, Tom
• Kneen, Rachel

Titel

Subdural Empyema Caused by Neisseria meningitidis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ist Teil von

• The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2016-10, Vol.35 (10), p.1156-1159

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Subdural empyema complicating meningococcal meningitis is rare. We describe a case and 14 previously reported cases; all had persistent fever and 12 had seizures. Initial cerebrospinal fluid showed raised protein with low glucose values. Neuroimaging confirmed the diagnosis in all cases where undertaken. Ten children had neurosurgical intervention. Clinical outcome was available in 14 cases; a full recovery was reported in 10 and 1 child died.