Unrecognised ventriculitis/meningitis presenting as hydrocephalus in infancy.
Indian Pediatr
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2003 Sep; 40(9): 870-3
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-15284
ABSTRACT
Infantile hydrocephalus due to unrecognized neonatal-onset meningitis/ventriculitis, was studied retrospectively using 1991-1998 chart review. Seventy two patients with hydrocephalus were reviewed. Thirteen infants had hydrocephalus associated with active meningitis/ventriculitis which had remained unrecognized. Active meningitis/ventriculitis was confirmed by the finding of an abnormal lumbar and ventricular CSF with or without positive culture. All had perinatal risk factors and 10/13 had been given antibiotics in the postnatal period. 6/13 infants appeared to be well. The most common presentation was increasing head size. All lumbar and ventricular CSFs were abnormal and 10/13 had positive cultures as well. Imaging revealed hydrocephalus in all. The infants were treated with antibiotics for a mean of 32.8 days before VP shunting. 7/11 were severely disabled. Unrecognized active meningitis/ventriculitis is an important cause of infantile hydrocephalus.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Meningeal
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Cerebral Ventricles
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Retrospective Studies
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Encephalitis
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Hydrocephalus
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Infant
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Meningitis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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