Neonatal meningitis caused by Salmonella enteritidis with multiple brain abscesses - a case report

Meningitis in neonates caused by the non-typhoidal salmonella, S. enteritidis is rare but is a rapidly progressive infection and may lead to irreversible brain damage. We report here a 10-day-old neonate with Salmonella enteritidis meningitis who presented with disseminated intravascular coagulation and central nervous system complications. Blood, stool and cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] culture grew Salmonella enteritidis. CT brain done on the day of admission showed multiple supratentorial and infratentorial hypodense white matter lesions with dilatation of the ventricle. Rapid progression of the infection and the age would have contributed to the complications seen in our patient