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Diffuse pneumocephalus in neonatal Citrobacter meningitis.

Alviedo JN, Sood BG, Aranda JV, Becker C

Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Hutzel Women's Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Pneumocephalus, intracranial air or gas collection, associated with neonatal meningitis is extremely rare. We report the first case in the United States and the second case in the world of intracranial gas accumulation in a neonate with Citrobacter koseri meningitis. The clinical presentation was acute with pneumocephalus demonstrated by cranial sonography and computed tomography. The clinical course was fatal despite the prompt administration of antibiotics.

Published 2 November 2006 in Pediatrics, 118(5): e1576-9.
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