Recurrent bacterial meningitis in adults: a case series.
Recurrent bacterial meningitis is rare and most commonly associated with an anatomical defect. We report on four adult cases that presented within a 13 month period. Anatomical or immunological abnormalities were found in three of the cases. Thorough investigations for an underlying cause should be carried out before the diagnosis of a chance recurrence is made.
St James University Hospital, Leeds, U.K.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence