Introduction: Recurrent bacterial meningitis is a rare clinical phenomenon, but telltale sign of mysterious foe. It an occurrence two or more episodes by different organisms, with the same organism and separated interval at least three weeks. Case Report: We present case 29-year-old gentleman who presented acute pyogenic due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. This second episode confirmed in years an...

Common variable immunodeficiency (CV ID) is a heterogeneous primary immunodeficiency disorder, characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and increased susceptibility to recurrent bacterial infections. To determine the spectrum of infectious complications in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CV ID), we reviewed the hospital records of 64 CVID patients, who were diagnosed in Child...

Introduction Bacterial meningitis may relapse after adequate antibiotic treatment. In most cases, however, the pathophysiology cannot be identified. Presentation of case We describe a preterm infant with recurrent episodes of meningitis due to infection with an identical Escherichia coli strain both at birth and at 10 days after cessation of a 3 week course of appropriate antibiotic treatment...

In case of no head trauma history and intact immunity, adultonset recurrent bacterial meningitis is scarce. Parameningeal infection the crucial latent cause in adults. Nasal polyp can a variety nasal symptoms, depending on its location size. Chronic sinusitis with tends to have more severe symptoms than those without polyp. We report adult onset third associated inflammatory

Chemical meningitis is a rare phenomenon due to rupture of a craniopharyngioma cyst; it develops because of presence of cholesterol crystals in cyst fluid secreted by the squamous epithelium lining of the cyst. Spontaneous rupture of the cyst may present with or without meningitis, depending upon the cholesterol contents of cystic fluid of tumor. A decrease in the size of cyst m...

In the African meningitis belt the importance of endemic meningitis is not as well recognized as that of epidemics of meningococcal meningitis that occur from time to time. Using retrospective surveillance, we identified a total of 7078 cases of laboratory-diagnosed bacterial meningitis in Niamey, Niger, from 1981 to 1996. The majority (57.7%) were caused by Neisseria meningitidis, followed by ...

Non-typhoidal salmonellae are important pathogens causing bacteraemia, especially in immunocompromised patients, but there are limited data explicitly describing the clinical characteristics and outcome in these individuals. Recurrent invasive salmonellosis has been recognised as an AIDS-defining condition in HIV-positive patients since the 1980s. Salmonella meningitis is an infrequent complica...