A teenager with suspected meningitis was today recovering at home after receiving hospital treatment. |
One-year-old Eva Heeks contracted meningitis soon after birth, leaving her blind, deaf and unable to walk, talk or feed properly. |
At first it was believed she had meningococcal meningitis or leptospirosis, but tests ruled those out. |
We describe two children with recurrent bacterial meningitis due to cranial anatomical defects in whom diagnosis was delayed. |
But just as he was ready to go into action, his unit was struck by an outbreak of meningitis. |
It can also occur in the bowels, kidneys, bones and joints and can cause meningitis. |