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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2018

Recurrent meningitis in children: etiologies, outcome, and lessons to learn.

Amira Masri, Abeer Alassaf, Najwa Khuri-Bulos, Imad Zaq, Azmy Hadidy, Faris G Bakri

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Amira MasriDepartment of Pediatric, Division of Child Neurology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, PO Box 13046, Amman, 11942, Jordan. masriamira69@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6103-8713
Abeer AlassafPediatric Department, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Najwa Khuri-BulosPediatric Department, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Imad ZaqWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Azmy HadidyRadiology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Faris G BakriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
University of Jordan · JOWayne State University · US

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purposeRecurrent meningitis in children is a rare condition. However, its early recognition is important in order to prevent serious complications. This study aims to review cases of recurrent meningitis in children.

methodsThis is a retrospective study that included children diagnosed with recurrent meningitis and who were followed at child neurology clinic at the Jordan University Hospital from January 2001 to June 2017.

resultsThirteen patients were included (nine males and four females). Age of first episode of meningitis ranged from 2 months to 9.5 years. The delay in diagnosis of the underlying cause after the first episode ranged from 6 months to 2.5 years. Underlying causes included inner ear malformation in one patient, skull fractures in two, and dermal sinuses (thoracic spinal and occipital dermal sinus) in two patients. No identifiable cause was found in eight patients. Streptococcus pneumoniae was identified in four (31%) patients, Staphylococcus aureus in two (15%), and no organism was isolated in seven (54%). Three patients (23.1%) developed neurological sequel including developmental delay, limb spasticity, and epilepsy. Two patients had sensorineural hearing loss related to meningitis, and two patients had sensorineural hearing loss mostly related to their original disease.

conclusionA detailed history, examination, and thorough investigations are necessary to determine the underlying cause of recurrent meningitis. In addition, in patients with positive CSF bacterial culture, finding the underlying etiology is very likely.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleMeningitis, BacterialRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsStreptococcal InfectionsTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildrenCongenital inner ear malformationDermal sinusJordanMondini dysplasiaRecurrent meningitis

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