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A 25-month-old girl is described who experienced three successive attacks of purulent meningitis due to Proteus mirabilis. Third generation cephalosporins were employed as treatment. Crainal radiography and computed tomography revealed a malformation, in the form of an epidermoid cyst, in a central occipital position; small cerebellar abscesses were also present. The lesion was removed by surgery which led to a complete recovery.
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Ceccarelli, M., Balestri, M., Fontani, C. et al. Recurrent meningitis: a case report. Eur J Pediatr 148, 646–647 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00441522
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