Meningitis Bulging Fontanelle

Encephalitis which is swelling of the brain usually caused by an infection.

Meningitis bulging fontanelle. Bulging fontanelle infants cold hands and feet. This is normally caused by. The fontanelles should feel firm and very slightly curved inward to the touch.

The child may be more irritable while being held than while lying still paradoxic irritability. However we disagree with their suggestion of withholding lumbar puncture in this group of children. However cerebrospinal fluid csf viral cultures and pcr studies were only done in.

For instance encephalitis a common cause of bulging fontanels. We read with interest the study by shacham et al 1 out of 153 children with fever and bulging fontanelle only one child had bacterial meningitis. Arching of the back infants behavioural changes.

Bulging fontanelle undefined undefined undefined undefined. Classical signs of meningitis neck stiffness bulging fontanelle high pitched cry are often absent in infants with bacterial meningitis. Regardless of the possible causes a bulging fontanelle is always an emergency and you must take your baby to an emergency room immediately.

To determine the aetiologies and clinical characteristics of infants with fever and a bulging fontanelle. Dislike of being handled. A computed tomographic scan of the head suggested mild communicating hydrocephalus.

Until the cause of meningitis is known it should be regarded as a medical emergency. A tense or bulging fontanelle occurs when fluid builds up in the brain or the brain swells causing increased pressure inside the skull. Lumbar puncture was performed which revealed a normal cerebrospinal fluid csf cell count an.