title: Recurrent meningitis: a case report.
abstract: A 25-month-old girl is described who experienced three successive attacks of purulent meningitis due to Proteus mirabilis. Third generation cephalosporins were employed as treatment. Cranial radiography and computed tomography revealed a malformation, in the form of an epidermoid cyst, in a central occipital position; small cerebellar abscesses were also present. The lesion was removed by surgery which led to a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Clinic, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceccarelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balestri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fontani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lupetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ughi
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011512:Proteus Infections; D011513:Proteus mirabilis; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed