pneumococcal meningitis
Findings
No curated finding names pneumococcal meningitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An acute purulent infection of the meninges and subarachnoid space caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, most prevalent in children and adults over the age of 60. This illness may be associated with otitis media; mastoiditis; sinusitis; respiratory tract infections; sickle cell disease (anemia, sickle cell); skull fractures; and other disorders. Clinical manifestations include fever; headache; neck stiffness; and somnolence followed by seizures; focal neurologic deficits (notably deafness); and coma. (From Miller et al., Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p111)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006913), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: pneumococcal meningitis
- Also called
- Streptococcus pneumoniae caused infectious meningitisStreptococcus pneumoniae infectious meningitis