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Meningitis neumocócica - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Meningitis causada por neumococos

Definición:

Es una infección que causa hinchazón e irritación (inflamación) de las membranas que recubren el cerebro y la médula espinal (meninges).

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Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La meningitis neumocócica es causada por la bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae (también llamada neumococo). La bacteria es la causa más común de meningitis bacteriana en los adultos y la segunda causa más frecuente de esta enfermedad en niños mayores de 2 años.

Los factores de riesgo abarcan:

  • Consumo de alcohol
  • Diabetes
  • Antecedentes de meningitis
  • Infección de una válvula cardíaca
  • Lesiones o traumatismos craneales
  • Meningitis en la cual hay filtración de líquido cefalorraquídeo
  • Infección reciente del oído
  • Neumonía reciente
  • Infecciones recientes de las vías respiratorias altas
  • Extirpación del bazo
  • Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Swartz MN. Meningitis: bacterial, viral, and other. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 437.

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