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Pathology definition - Bacterial Meningitis
Bacterial meningitis
Bacterial meningitis may present with symptoms and signs such as headache, photophobia and neck stiffness as well as fever.
Bacterial meningitis may present with engorged meningeal vessel, purulent exudates in the leptomeninges and the present of neutrophils within the subarachnoid spaces.
The treatment of bacterial meningitis may include supportive treatment, symptomatic treatment and antibiotics.
Bacterial meningitis may occur due to infection from, pneumococcus, listeria, Nesseria meningitidis, Hemophilia influenza, E.coli and listeria.
The investigation required may include lumbar puncture. Lumbar puncture may reveal increase in opening pressure,present of neutrophil , increase in the level of protein, decreased level of glucose and cloudy cerebrospinal fluid.
References
1.van de Beek, Diederik, et al. "Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis." New England Journal of Medicine 351.18 (2004): 1849-1859.
2.Tunkel, Allan R., and D. Beek. "Bacterial meningitis." Current Therapy of Infectious Diseases (2010): 260-265.
Bacterial meningitis may present with symptoms and signs such as headache, photophobia and neck stiffness as well as fever.
Bacterial meningitis may present with engorged meningeal vessel, purulent exudates in the leptomeninges and the present of neutrophils within the subarachnoid spaces.
The treatment of bacterial meningitis may include supportive treatment, symptomatic treatment and antibiotics.
Bacterial meningitis may occur due to infection from, pneumococcus, listeria, Nesseria meningitidis, Hemophilia influenza, E.coli and listeria.
The investigation required may include lumbar puncture. Lumbar puncture may reveal increase in opening pressure,present of neutrophil , increase in the level of protein, decreased level of glucose and cloudy cerebrospinal fluid.
References
1.van de Beek, Diederik, et al. "Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis." New England Journal of Medicine 351.18 (2004): 1849-1859.
2.Tunkel, Allan R., and D. Beek. "Bacterial meningitis." Current Therapy of Infectious Diseases (2010): 260-265.
