Pediatr. praxi. 2017;18(2):127-130 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2017.080

Meningococcal meningitis in neonate complicated with subdural effusions – case report

MUDr. Eva Klásková, Ph.D.¹, MUDr. Vratislav Smolka¹, MUDr. Oksana Tkachyk¹, MUDr. Ludmila Zatloukalová¹, MUDr. Kamila Michálková², MUDr. Pavel Hronek³, MUDr. Sabina Kaprálová¹, MUDr. David Krahulík⁴

1Dětská klinika, LF a FN Olomouc, 2Radiologická klinika, LF a FN Olomouc, 3Dětské oddělení, Nemocnice Šternberk, Středomoravská nemocniční a. s., o. z., Šternberk, 4Neurochirurgická klinika, LF a FN Olomouc

Meningococcal meningitis represents a very rare infection in the newborn period. While the mortality rate has significantly declined

recently, the risk for neurologic sequelae and lifelong impairment as a result of infectious insult to the neonatal developing

brain has not been significantly reduced yet.

A case of neonatal meningococcal meningitis caused by serogroup B of Neisseria meningitis complicated with subdural effusions

but with a favourable neurologic outcome has been described. The same serogroup B of Neisseria meningitis was proved in upper

respiratory tract of patient’s mother.

Epidemiology, initial clinical features, management, and acute and chronical complications have been discussed. The importance

of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain as the preferred modality which should be performed in all patients suspected of local

infectious complications such as brain abscess, subdural effusion or empyema, ventriculitis or cerebritis, has been highlighted.

Keywords: meningitis, Neisseria meningitidis, neonate, subdural effusion

Received: September 18, 2019; Accepted: September 24, 2019; Prepublished online: September 24, 2019; Published: May 1, 2017  Show citation