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

Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in children

Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in childhood is a serious disease. There are many predisposing and influencing factors which should be unraveled to identify patients at risk and to establish treatment regimens in children. We report two cases, in which the predisposing risk factors for the cerebral sinovenous thrombosis were antithrombin III deficiency in one case, and severe dehydration in the other. In both cases diagnosis was confirmed by standard imaging methods, computerized tomography [CT] followed by magnetic resonance imaging/venography [MRI and MRV]