[Neonatal Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis and sagittal sinus thrombosis: case report].
We report a case of Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis in a 18 days year-old-girl with clinical course complicated by sagittal sinus thrombosis. Some aspects of the pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up of the disease are discussed. The world increase of serious streptococcal infections in the last 10 years, probably will become neonatal Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis more frequent in the future and it is important to be alert for the precocious diagnosis and the possible complications of that potentially lethal infection.
Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos para Recém-nascidos Externos, Hospital das Clínicas (HC) da Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brasil.
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VL
Krebs
L N
LN
Chieffi
M E
ME
Jurfest
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R
Ceccon
E M
EM
Diniz
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Feferbaum
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CA
Takeuchi
M J
MJ
Marques-Dias
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Carneiro
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D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes