An interesting case presentation: peripartum meningococcal meningitis.
Meningococcal disease during pregnancy is extremely rare. A single reported case occurred more than 20 years ago in England. We present the case of a young woman who just hours after delivery of her baby developed fulminant meningococcal meningitis with its classic findings. Our experience illustrates the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate therapy of meningococcal disease in the gravid as well as in the nongravid population.
Finan
M A
MA
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa.
Smith
S G
SG
Sinnott
J T
JT
O'Brien
W
W
Ibach
M
M
Morales
R
R
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*