title: Group B streptococcal meningitis: a case of transverse myelitis with spinal cord and posterior fossa cysts.
abstract: Myelopathy is an infrequently reported complication of bacterial meningitis. We report the case of a preterm neonate with group B streptococcal meningitis who developed acute transverse myelopathy with subsequent spinal cord cavitation noted by MRI. The destruction of the cerebellum and obstructive hydrocephalus resulted in a posterior fossa cyst.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puvabanditsin
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Wojdylo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garrow
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalavantavanich
mesh_terms: D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed