STREPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR PUNCTURE
Authors: D P BAUMANN, L C KOCH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 April 1952STREPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR PUNCTUREDAVID P. BAUMANN, M.D., LESLIE C. KOCH, M.D.DAVID P. BAUMANN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LESLIE C. KOCH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-4-1090 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince the introduction of lumbar puncture as a diagnostic procedure, occasional cases of septic meningitis secondary to this manipulation have been reported. It is generally considered to be an extremely rare complication, despite the large number of lumbar punctures that are performed.CASE REPORTA 35 year old unemployed white man was admitted to Brown Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, at 3:00 a.m., April 7, 1949, complaining of severe headache and backache. Approximately 17 hours prior to admission the patient had had a diagnostic lumbar puncture, which had been done to evaluate the status of central nervous system syphilis. He felt well...Bibliography1. Sonnenschein C: Tödliche Meningitis nach Lumbalpunktion, Deutsche med. Wchnschr. 49: 881-882, 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Eicke H: Neuere Arbeiten über unagenehme Nebenwirkungen der Lumbalpunktion und ihre Vermeidung, Zentralbl. f. Haut- u. Geschlechtskr. 17: 609-618, 1925. Google Scholar3. Hammer F: Todesfall an Meningitis spinalis nach Lumbalpunktion, Dermat. Wchnschr. 86: 467-470, 1928. Google Scholar4. LevyCohen JSNE: Pyocyaneus meningitis after lumbar puncture, J. A. M. A. 85: 1968-1969, 1925. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Symonds CP: Case of meningitis following lumbar puncture, Lancet 1: 434, 1925. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Kremer M: Meningitis after spinal analgesia, Brit. M. J. 2: 309-313, 1945. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. ClemsenNeel CAV: Zwei Falle von Meningitis in primis spinalis nach Lumbalpunktion, Acta psychiat. et neurol. 10: 211-219, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Wieder LM: A study of the effects from lumbar puncture with report of a post-puncture fatality, Am. J. M. Sc. 173: 854, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Siebert H: Erfahrungen mit Lumbalpunktionen und epidurilen Injecktionem, Psychiat.-neurol. Wchnschr. 52: 347, 1922. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. WeedWegeforthAyerFelton LHPJL: Influence of certain experimental procedures upon the production of meningitis by intravenous inoculation, Monograph of the Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Research 12-14: 57-112, 1920. Google Scholar11. WegeforthLatham PJ: Lumbar puncture as a factor in the causation of meningitis, Am. J. M. Sc. 158: 183-202, 1919. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Remsen DP: Role of the lumbar puncture in the causation of meningitis, J. Med. 17: 115-118, 1936. Google Scholar13. Pray LG: Lumbar puncture as a factor in the pathogenesis of meningitis, Am. J. Dis. Child. 62: 295-308, 1941. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication April 14, 1950.From the Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Veterans Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.Published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans Administration. Statements and conclusions published by the authors are the result of their own studies and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byInfections of the central nervous system in the neurosurgical patientIatrogenic meningitis after lumbar puncture—a preventable health hazardAlpha-hemolytic streptococci: A major pathogen of iatrogenic meningitis following lumbar puncture. Case reports and a review of the literatureMeningitis ohne die spezifischen Formen 1 April 1952Volume 36, Issue 4Page: 1090-1093KeywordsCentral nervous systemHeadachesHospital medicineLower back painLumbar punctureMeningitisSyphilis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...