[Mixed tuberculous and pneumococcal meningitis after splenectomy (author's transl)].
A 16 year old boy, splenectomized at the age of 11 years, after an accident, died of a recurring pyogen meningitis. The bacteriologic diagnosis of the CSF culture revealed a mixed pneumococcal-tuberculous infection. Splenectomy is discussed with regard to a disturbed immediated and delayed immunresponse.
D000293:Adolescent; D000917:Antibody Formation; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013156:Splenectomy; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*
Eitrige Meningitis durch Mischinfektion mit Pneumokokken-und Tuberkelbazillen nach Splenektomie.