TY - JOUR T1 - Subdural and subarachnoid empyema as a complication of an acute meningococcal meningitis JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 188 LP - 188 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318036 VL - 106 IS - 2 AU - Gonzalo Solís-García AU - Juan Vicente Darriba Valles AU - Oscar Lucas Gil de Sagredo Del Corral AU - María Vázquez López AU - Alejandra Aguado AU - Jesús Saavedra-Lozano Y1 - 2021/02/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/106/2/188.abstract N2 - A 3-month-old infant with unremarkable medical history presented to the emergency room with a 72-hour history of fever, poor feeding and irritability. Blood tests were performed showing C reactive protein of 30 mg/dL, PCT of 9 ng/mL and white cell count of 9.8 x109/L with 46% neutrophils. Cerebrospinal fluid Gram stain showed Gram-negative cocci, which were later confirmed by culture to be Neisseria meningitidis serotype C. The patient was admitted and … ER -