Other terms
Pneumococcal Meningitides,Pneumococcal Meningitis,Meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae,Meningitides, Streptococcus pneumoniae,Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitides,Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis,Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis,Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitides,Meningitis, Experimental Pneumococcal,Pneumococcal Meningitides, Experimental,Pneumococcal Meningitis, Experimental,Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Experimental,Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Penicillin-Resistant,Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Recurrent
Description
Meningitis, Pneumococcal: An acute purulent infection of the meninges and subarachnoid space caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, most prevalent in children and adults over the age of 60. This illness may be associated with OTITIS MEDIA; MASTOIDITIS; SINUSITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; sickle cell disease (ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL); skull fractures; and other disorders. Clinical manifestations include FEVER; HEADACHE; neck stiffness; and somnolence followed by SEIZURES; focal neurologic deficits (notably DEAFNESS); and COMA. (From Miller et al., Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p111)
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