Aseptic meningitis secondary to intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in. Introduction to meningitis brain, spinal cord, and nerve. Routine neuroimaging is not necessary for the initial medical evaluation of children with suspected bacterial meningitis who do not have clinical signs of brain herniation. Octubre 2014 vol 3, num 8 med gen y fam digital 2014. Aseptic meningitis including viral meningitis is the most common infection of the central nervous system cns in the pediatric population, occurring most frequently in children younger than 1. The severity of a childs symptoms and prognosis depend on. Suele tener una etiologia infecciosa, fundamentalmente virica, pero tambien hay causas no infecciosas.
However, in contrast to bacterial meningitis, many patients with aseptic meningitis particularly those who have disease caused by viruses or. Then other tests are done to identify infectious organisms other than bacteria, such as viruses and fungi in the cerebrospinal fluid. The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in children is changing. Sep 15, 2008 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Since the first accurate description of pachymeningitis hemorrhagica interna by virchow1 in 1856, observers have differed in their views regarding the exact nature of this condition. Noninfectious meningitis is possible when the fluid contains excess white blood cells indicating inflammation and does not contain any bacteria that could be the cause. Diagnosis, initial management, and prevention of meningitis. Meningitis aseptica secundaria a tratamiento con inmunoglobulina. Virchow believed that the membrane formation on the inner surface of the dura precedes the hemorrhage. A spinal tap will reveal if meningitis is septic bacterial or aseptic viral.
Clinical and epidemiological features of aseptic meningitis in newborns. Noninfectious meningitis brain, spinal cord, and nerve. Pediatric aseptic meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges caused mainly by nonbacterial organisms, specific agents, or other disease processes. Meningitis bacteriana pediatria linkedin slideshare. Meningitis en pediatria meningitis inmunologia free 30.
Aseptic meningitis often has a similar presentation to that of bacterial meningitis ie, fever, headache, altered mental status, stiff neck, photophobia, which can be a lifethreatening illness. Division of infectious diseases, childrens mercy hospitals and clinics, kansas city, mo. From developing new therapies that treat and prevent disease to helping people in need, we are committed to improving health and wellbeing around the world. Lp is recommended before antibiotics for most cases. Clinical and paraclinical characteristics of bacterial. Group b streptococcus, enteric gram negatives in young infants. Thediagnosis,management, and prevention of bronchiolitis abstract. Download as pptx, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Cerebral spinal fluid csf is the fluid within the open spaces of the brain that protect and cushion the brain and spinal cord. High fever, headache, stiff neck, sensitivity to light and sleepiness are symptoms of both types of meningitis. Clinical practice guideline clinicalpracticeguideline. Diagnosis, initial management, and prevention of meningitis david m. Bamberger, md, university of missourikansas city school of medicine, kansas city, missouri a cute meningitis is a medical emer. Listeria monocytogenes in immunocompromised patients.