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Delayed Meningitis Diagnosis Causes Developmental Complications For Infant

Oct 23 2018 Bacterial Meningitis

This case involves an 18-month-old child who was presented to her regular pediatrician with fever and vomiting. The pediatrician advised it was a viral infection and that the parents should let the infection run its course. After several days, the…

Emergency Department Prematurely Discharges Child With Severe Pneumonia

Sep 13 2018 Bacterial Meningitis

This case involves a minimally verbal 12-year-old female who presented to the same hospital system pediatric emergency room multiple times over a 3 month period. She was first diagnosed with pneumonia, given a 10-day course of amoxicillin and discharged from…

Patient Receives Fatally Toxic Treatment For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

May 15 2018 Bacterial Meningitis

This case involves a 40-year-old male patient with a history of Crohn’s disease who developed meningitis and was given a spinal tap. The patient subsequently suffered a cerebrospinal fluid leak and developed complex regional pain syndrome as a result. He received ketamine…

Delayed Meningitis Diagnosis Leaves Patient Ventilator-Dependent

Feb 22 2018 Bacterial Meningitis

The case involves a female author who began feeling neck pain while traveling to promote her new book. After experiencing the neck pain for a week, she presented to the hospital with severe pain, low-grade fever, and altered mental state. The…

Neurology Expert Discusses Fatal Delay in Meningitis Diagnosis

May 9 2017 Bacterial Meningitis

This case involves a young male patient in Ohio who presented to the emergency room with complaints of back pain that had lasted several days. After a brief physical evaluation, the patient was prescribed a muscle relaxant and discharged without any…

Physician Assistant Fails to Diagnose Bacterial Meningitis in Child

Dec 20 2016 Bacterial Meningitis

This case involves a young girl who began complaining of a sore throat. The next day, she reportedly slept most of the day, and exhibited a fever, which became progressively worse on the next day. She was brought to her pediatricians office…

Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner Fails to Diagnose Bacterial Meningitis

Jan 18 2016 Bacterial Meningitis

This case takes place in New Mexico and involves a 5-year-old female who was taken by EHS to Emergency Room (ER) with flu-like symptoms. She was evaluated by an ER nurse practitioner and was discharged promptly. Her parents were advised…

Newborn is Killed by Untreated Infection

Jul 5 2015 Bacterial Meningitis

This case takes place in Wisconsin and involves a mother who gave birth to an infant through a normal vaginal delivery. The child was lethargic, and exhibited multiple troubling symptoms immediately after birth. The mother was known to have a pre-existing…

Delayed Treatment of Meningitis Proves Fatal

Jun 15 2015 Bacterial Meningitis

This case takes place in Montana and involves a female patient who began complaining of a sore throat and an earache in the early morning. The following day, she reportedly slept most of the day and exhibited a very high fever.…

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