Recurrent meningitis due to anatomical defects: The bacteria indicates its origin

Isaak, Alexander; Bach-Faig, Anna; Martínez, S.; Martin‐Nalda, Andrea; Mendez, E. Vazquez; Segura, Ferrán; Soler‐Palacín, Pere

doi:10.1016/j.anpede.2014.09.007

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“…Most of the pathogenic bacteria were derived from the normal colonization on the skin. Morgenstern believed that different bacterial meningitis caused by anatomic abnormalities (including the sinus), can provide some useful suggestion in the location of the abnormalities [4]. However, the results of the pathogen literature analysis showed that the implications were very limited.…”

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Spinal Dermal Sinus and Sacral Endothelial Cyst with Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature

Yu¹,

Mao²,

Zhou³

et al. 2018

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Spinal Dermal Sinus and Sacral Endothelial Cyst with Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature

Yu¹,

Mao²,

Zhou³

et al. 2018

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Severe bacterial meningitis due to an enterothecal fistula in a 6-year-old child with Currarino syndrome: evaluation of surgical strategy with review of the literature

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Meningitis is a rare but serious complication in patients with Currarino syndrome. We present a 6-year-old girl with a fulminant meningitis due to an enterothecal fistula involving the anterior sacral meningocele. Initial treatment consisted of broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic therapy and laparoscopic construction of a deviating double-loop ileostomy. This was followed by an elective posterior neurosurgical approach with a sacral laminectomy, evacuation of the empyema, and securing the disconnection of the anterior meningocele from the thecal sac, 10 days after initial hospital admission. The girl made a good postoperative recovery. The treatment strategy in the setting of meningitis due to an inflamed anterior meningocele is discussed and the available literature on the topic is reviewed.

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Fatal Meningitis in a 14-Month-Old with Currarino Triad

Qahtani

Aljoqiman

Arabi

et al. 2016

Case Reports in Radiology

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We report a case of a 14-month-old girl with undiagnosed Currarino triad presenting acutely with meningitis caused by enteric commensals. Head CT demonstrated a large pneumocephalus. A fistulous neurenteric tract through a presacral mass was present on spine MRI and abdominal CT. The patient had a history of constipation for the last three months. However, an underlying diagnosis of Currarino triad had not been suspected. In retrospect, a sickle-shaped sacral anomaly was present on a previous abdominal radiograph. The patient succumbed to complications of meningitis. The purpose of the case report is to highlight the potentially fatal complication of Currarino triad and sensitize radiologists to look actively for sacral anomalies on abdominal radiographs, especially of children with chronic constipation.

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Recurrent meningitis due to anatomical defects: The bacteria indicates its origin

Cited by 5 publications

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Spinal Dermal Sinus and Sacral Endothelial Cyst with Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature

Spinal Dermal Sinus and Sacral Endothelial Cyst with Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature

Severe bacterial meningitis due to an enterothecal fistula in a 6-year-old child with Currarino syndrome: evaluation of surgical strategy with review of the literature

Fatal Meningitis in a 14-Month-Old with Currarino Triad

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