Community-acquired Pseudomonas meningitis causes acute obstructive hydrocephalus.

INTRODUCTION

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PS) infection is serious in children and can cause malignant external otitis, endophthalmitis, endocarditis, meningitis, pneumonia, and septicemia (Huang et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1). The treatment of Pseudomonas infection requires prompt medical evaluation and appropriate antibiotic treatment.

CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 6-month-old boy with an unusual presentation of acute obstructive hydrocephalus owing to Pseudomonas meningitis. Treatment with optimal antibiotic begun immediately after the pathogen was recognized and continued for 4 weeks. The patient received prompt surgical intervention for the complication of acute obstructive hydrocephalus.

CONCLUSION

The early stage of obstructive hydrocephalus caused by community-acquired Pseudomonas is rare and should be immediately detected.