All issues > Volume 25(12); 1982

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1982;25(12):1270-1274. Published online December 31, 1982.

A Case of Salmonella Meningitis.

Oh Kyung Lee, Seok Ku Kim, Chul Lee, Myung Ho Lee

¹Depart, of Pediatrics, JeonJu Presbyterian Medical Center

Abstract

Salmonella meningitis is characterized by rapid clinical course and poor prognosis in young children. Authors experienced a case of Salmonella meningitis in 16-month-old boy child, who was admitted to the pediatric department with high fever and diarrhea for 5 days. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive culture of Salmonella typhi on CSF and Blood. In this article, we emphasize the atypical symptoms and sign of this disease in early infancy and review the literature concerning this disease.

Keywords :Salmonella meningitis.