Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adolescent with Fever and Foot Ache
Joint Authors
Romariz, Jorge
Dias, Catarina
Rodrigues, Lúcia
Santos, Mafalda
Pedrosa, Cláudia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Invasive pneumococcal disease predominantly affects younger children, elderly, and immunocompromised patients.
Pneumococcal meningitis is a particularly important form of presentation, considering its high rate of morbimortality.
We present the case of a previously healthy 12-year-old adolescent male who was hospitalized due to suspicion of osteoarticular infection in his left foot.
A few hours later, he developed meningeal signs, exhibiting slight pleocytosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in both cerebrospinal fluid and blood.
Imaging studies were inconclusive regarding the nature of the foot disorder.
We considered the hypothesis of osteomyelitis of the navicular bone as the most likely, for which he completed six weeks of antibiotic therapy.
There was a favorable clinical evolution, along with complete absence of osteoarticular or neurological sequelae.
The relevance of this clinical case resides in the unusual presentation of invasive pneumococcal disease in this age group, as well as in the rare form of orthopedic involvement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dias, Catarina& Pedrosa, Cláudia& Romariz, Jorge& Santos, Mafalda& Rodrigues, Lúcia. 2013. Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adolescent with Fever and Foot Ache. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dias, Catarina…[et al.]. Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adolescent with Fever and Foot Ache. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dias, Catarina& Pedrosa, Cláudia& Romariz, Jorge& Santos, Mafalda& Rodrigues, Lúcia. Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adolescent with Fever and Foot Ache. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477912
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477912