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September 10, 2025Residência PediátricaOpen Access

Bacterial meningoencephalitis and its complications: report of 2 cases in pediatric patients

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FEFlávia Tavares Silva EliasLBLetícia BonattoMAMarina Hideko Kinoshita Assahide

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Overview

Case reports highlight severe complications like seizures and subdural empyema in infants, suggesting critical interventions.

Key Points

  • Both pediatric patients developed subdural empyema and seizures, indicating serious complications from bacterial meningitis.
  • The first patient had pneumococcus isolated from cerebrospinal fluid, while the second had both meningococcus and herpes virus detected.
  • Antibiotic therapy was administered for an extended duration, followed by surgical drainage and external ventricular bypass.
  • Subdural effusion occurs in 20% to 39% of children with bacterial meningitis, emphasizing prevention through vaccination.

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Elias et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23c20b210217d647882f2https://doi.org/10.25060/residpediatr-2025.v15n3-1313
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