title: Vernix caseosa meningitis and laryngeal stridor in an infant with myelomeningocele. Case report.
abstract: The authors present the case of an infant with laryngeal stridor, apneic spells, and an open lumbar myelomeningocele; granulomatous vernix caseosa meningitis was found at autopsy. The suggest that chemical meningitis which also involved the cranial nerves might be held partly responsible for the laryngeal stridor.
mesh_terms: D001049:Apnea; D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000473:pathology; D014708:Vernix Caseosa