The most common presentation of neonatal meningitis is –
Correct Answer: Poor feeding
Description: Meningitis in neonates and young infants
Bacterial meningitis in the newborn and the first 4 to 6 months of life has many atypical features -
Neck rigidity and Kerning’s sign are seldom prominent
Anterior fontanel may or may not be bulging
Following arouse the suspicion of bacterial meningitis in a newborn -
i) Vacant stare
ii) Refusal to suck (Poor feeding)
iii) Alternate irritability and drowsiness
iv) Persistent vomiting with fever
v) Poor tone
iv) Poor cry
vii) Fever or hypothermia
viii) Shock or circulatory collapse
ix) Tremor or convulsions
x) Neurological deficits of varying types
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Pediatrics
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