Clostridium perfringens meningitis.
In this report, primary Clostridium perfringens meningitis, a rare condition, is described in a 62-year-old man who developed fatal clostridial meningitis following surgical evacuation of a subdural hematoma. This is the third case report of clostridial meningitis as a complication of craniotomy. Clostridial infection should be considered in any patient with meningitis with a history of surgical intervention, or head injury, even if only slight.
D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology