IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA
"nBacterial 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. Seve...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-11-01
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| description | "nBacterial 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-fed69609e7ba407989b98ee90da174e12022-12-21T22:44:34ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60252008-11-01465434436IATROGENIC MENINGITIS AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIAR HashemiA Okazi"nBacterial 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.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12267.pdf&manuscript_id=12267Bacterial 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 |
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