Abstract
A previously healthy 16-month-old Korean girl with symptoms of fever, vomiting,
and generalized tonic seizure was diagnosed to have Group D non-typhoid
Salmonella meningitis. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone (100 mg/kg/day)
and amikin (22.5 mg/kg/day) initially and ciprofloxacin (30 mg/kg/day) was added
later because of clinical deterioration and disseminated intravascular
coagulation. Brain CT performed on the second day showed a well-demarcated low
density lesion in the right lentiform nucleus and both caudate nuclei, without
evidence of increased intracranial pressure. MRI performed on the 11th day
confirmed CT scan findings as well as right subdural fluid collection, brain
atrophy, and ventriculomegaly. She underwent subdural drainage and later
ventriculo-peritoneal shunt operation. Despite receiving intensive treatment,
she still has severe neurologic sequelae. Our case shows that infarctions of
basal ganglia and thalami are not specific for tuberculous meningitis and that
meningitis complicated by infarction is indicative of grave prognosis.