Infarction of the spinal cord as a complication of pneumococcal meningitis. Case report.
Spinal cord infarction in association with pneumococcal meningitis has not been previously recognized. The case is reported of a 5 1/2-year-old boy who had Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis complicated by the sudden onset of flaccid paraplegia and loss of all sensory modalities below the level of T-2. At operation, the spinal cord was pale and enveloped by dense adhesions, suggesting compromise of the arterial vasculature with concomitant infarction.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology