Abstract
The clinical features and some laboratory parameters of 247 cases of meningococcal meningitis admitted between January 1983 and April 1990 to a paediatric ward in Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College Hospital, India were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 189 (76.5%) were more than 5 years of age. The maximum number of cases occurred between October and April each year. Complications included bleeding tendencies, neurological deficits, gangrene of limbs, arthritis, uveitis and cataract. The overall mortality rate was 16%. A scoring system based on some clinical characteristics correctly predicted a fatal outcome in all but three children.
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