Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of invasive bacterial infection in children of all ages. Children less than 1 year of age are at greater risk of invasive disease than older children. In endemic countries, the invasive meningococcal infections are a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in ol...
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doaj-ae67bb57331144de98629e1548d452c82020-11-24T21:58:19ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802007-08-01117477Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant casesVictor Perez-Pico,1 Eduardo Llausas-Magana,1 Angel Leon-Ramirez,1 Giordano Perez-Gaxiola,2 and Nidia Leon-Sicairos.3Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of invasive bacterial infection in children of all ages. Children less than 1 year of age are at greater risk of invasive disease than older children. In endemic countries, the invasive meningococcal infections are a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in older children and adults but it is particularly rare in newborns and infants less than 1 year old. Besides meningitis, hemorrhagic skin findings have been described as part of the typical case scenario. In this report, we present two cases of meningococcal meningitis occurring in children under the age of 3 months in a non-endemic setting. Both patients did not manifest any skin lesions but had subdural effusion, an unusual complication for meningococcal meningitis.http://www.oloep.org/jidc/content.asp?id=956Neisseria meningitidismeningococcal meningitissubdural effusion. |
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Victor Perez-Pico,1 Eduardo Llausas-Magana,1 Angel Leon-Ramirez,1 Giordano Perez-Gaxiola,2 and Nidia Leon-Sicairos.3 |
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Victor Perez-Pico,1 Eduardo Llausas-Magana,1 Angel Leon-Ramirez,1 Giordano Perez-Gaxiola,2 and Nidia Leon-Sicairos.3 Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Neisseria meningitidis meningococcal meningitis subdural effusion. |
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Victor Perez-Pico,1 Eduardo Llausas-Magana,1 Angel Leon-Ramirez,1 Giordano Perez-Gaxiola,2 and Nidia Leon-Sicairos.3 |
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Victor Perez-Pico,1 Eduardo Llausas-Magana,1 Angel Leon-Ramirez,1 Giordano Perez-Gaxiola,2 and Nidia Leon-Sicairos.3 |
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Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases |
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Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases |
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Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases |
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Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases |
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Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases |
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meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases |
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
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1972-2680 |
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2007-08-01 |
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Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of invasive bacterial infection in children of all ages. Children less than 1 year of age are at greater risk of invasive disease than older children. In endemic countries, the invasive meningococcal infections are a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in older children and adults but it is particularly rare in newborns and infants less than 1 year old. Besides meningitis, hemorrhagic skin findings have been described as part of the typical case scenario. In this report, we present two cases of meningococcal meningitis occurring in children under the age of 3 months in a non-endemic setting. Both patients did not manifest any skin lesions but had subdural effusion, an unusual complication for meningococcal meningitis. |
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Neisseria meningitidis meningococcal meningitis subdural effusion. |
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