Proteus mirabilisによる新生児脳膿瘍の1例

Proteus Mirabilis Brain Abscess in a Neonate

I．はじめに

　脳膿瘍は稀な疾患でなく，また，その治療法も次第に確立されつつある．しかしながら新生児の脳膿瘍はその報告例も極めて少なく，文献的にみての予後は悪い．主た，その臨床像も，成人のそれに比して，後述するように極めて特徴的である．最近われわれは，proteus mirabilisを起炎菌とする新生児脳膿瘍の1例を経験し，手術を行い，現在経過観察中である．文献的考察を加えて報告する．

A case of neonatal brain abscess was reported.

This female infant was born by spontaneous vertexdelivery at 38 weeks gestation, weighting 3.1 kg.There were no antenatal and perinatal complications.The Apgar's score was 8 points and her head was 32.8cm in circumference. Fifty-six hours after birth,she had a clonic general convulsion for about 3 minutes.On the next morning, convulsion recurred, and shewas transfered to our hospital. When admitted tothe Pediatrics, she was exhausted and irritable.