Neonatal Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis and sagittal sinus thrombosis: case report

We report a case of Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis in a 18 days year-old-girl with clinical course complicated by sagittal sinus thrombosis. Some aspects of the pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up of the disease are discussed. The world increase of serious streptococcal infections in the last 1...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 1998-12, Vol.56 (4), p.829
Hauptverfasser:	Krebs, V L, Chieffi, L N, Jurfest, M E, Ceccon, R, Diniz, E M, Feferbaum, R, Takeuchi, C A, Marques-Dias, M J, Carneiro, J D, Vaz, F A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	por
Schlagworte:	Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Infant, Newborn Meningitis, Bacterial - complications Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial - complications Streptococcal Infections - complications Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy Streptococcus pyogenes
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis in a 18 days year-old-girl with clinical course complicated by sagittal sinus thrombosis. Some aspects of the pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up of the disease are discussed. The world increase of serious streptococcal infections in the last 10 years, probably will become neonatal Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis more frequent in the future and it is important to be alert for the precocious diagnosis and the possible complications of that potentially lethal infection.
ISSN:	0004-282X
DOI:	10.1590/S0004-282X1998000500021