IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA
Bacterial meningitis after spinal and epidural anesthesia is a very rare but serious complication. We report a case of meningitis developing a number of hours after a spinal block for Caesarean section. No organism was grown but the CSF pattern was suggestive of bacterial meningitis. Severe neurolog...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-10-01
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| description | Bacterial meningitis after spinal and epidural anesthesia is a very rare but serious complication. We report a case of meningitis developing a number of hours after a spinal block for Caesarean section. No organism was grown but the CSF pattern was suggestive of bacterial meningitis. Severe neurological sequelae were present after three months of hospitalization. Meningitis is a serious complication and its early diagnosis and effective treatment is essential. Meningitis should always be considered as a possible differential diagnosis in patients suspected of having post spinal headache, convulsion and changes in mental statues. A thorough knowledge and practice of aseptic techniques is crucial in performing spinal and epidural anesthesia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d5662d3547846eb941c3faa5e7d2b3b2022-12-22T01:57:00ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942008-10-01465IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIAR Hashemi0A Okazi11) UNESCO Chair of Human Rights, Peace and Democracy, Bioethics Group, Shahid Beheshiti University, 2) Medicolegal Organization of Mazandaran, Sari, IranBacterial meningitis after spinal and epidural anesthesia is a very rare but serious complication. We report a case of meningitis developing a number of hours after a spinal block for Caesarean section. No organism was grown but the CSF pattern was suggestive of bacterial meningitis. Severe neurological sequelae were present after three months of hospitalization. Meningitis is a serious complication and its early diagnosis and effective treatment is essential. Meningitis should always be considered as a possible differential diagnosis in patients suspected of having post spinal headache, convulsion and changes in mental statues. A thorough knowledge and practice of aseptic techniques is crucial in performing spinal and epidural anesthesia.https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3514Bacterial meningitisspinal anesthesiaepidural anesthesia |
| spellingShingle | R Hashemi A Okazi IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA Acta Medica Iranica Bacterial meningitis spinal anesthesia epidural anesthesia |
| title | IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA |
| title_full | IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA |
| title_fullStr | IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA |
| title_short | IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA |
| title_sort | iatrogenic meningitis after spinal anesthesia |
| topic | Bacterial meningitis spinal anesthesia epidural anesthesia |
| url | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3514 |
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