An interesting case presentation: peripartum meningococcal meningitis
Finan, M.A.; Smith, S.G.; Sinnott, J.T.; O'Brien, W.; Ibach, M.; Morales, R.
Journal of Perinatology Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association 12(1): 78-80
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0743-8346 PMID: 1560296 Document Number: 393739
Meningococcal disease during pregnancy is extremely rare. A single reported case occurred more than 20 years ago in England. We present the case of a young woman who just hours after delivery of her baby developed fulminant meningococcal meningitis with its classic findings. Our experience illustrates the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate therapy of meningococcal disease in the gravid as well as in the nongravid population.