Meningitis as a complication of tonsillectomy
| Autor: | Antonios A. Nikolidakis, Emmanuel S. Helidonis, H Kokori, Charalambos E. Skoulakis, John G. Bizakis, George A. Velegrakis, Chariton E. Papadakis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Antibiotics General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Tonsillectomy Meningitis Bacterial Otorhinolaryngology El Niño Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Case fatality rate medicine Etiology Humans Female business Pediatric Surgical Procedures Complication Child Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 45(3) |
| ISSN: | 0165-5876 |
| Popis: | Adenotonsillar surgery remains among the most commonly-performed pediatric surgical procedures. The complication rate of tonsillectomy is generally considered to be in a range of 1-5%. Bacterial meningitis following adenotonsillectomy is a rarely reported complication. Bacterial meningitis is a potentially fatal acute infectious disease caused by a variety of micro-organisms. Current case fatality rates associated with this entity can be as low as 2% in infants and children and as high as 30% in neonates. The successful management of meningitis depends on early clinical suspicion and diagnosis, with prompt medical treatment using high-dose, broad-spectrum antibiotics that adequately cross the blood-brain barrier. We present a case of meningitis complicating a tonsillectomy procedure, in a 7-year-old girl. The diagnosis and treatment of this rare complication is illustrated, and the possible etiology is discussed. |
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