Abstract

A woman with Staphylococcus aureus meningitis following postpartum endometritis presented with lumbar backache and fever of several weeks' duration. Thick, green exudate was aspirated at lumbar puncture hours before death. Histologic examination demonstrated subacute inflammation of the meninges and chronic inflammation of the endometrium. Although rare, postpartum endometritis followed by low back pain and fever should alter the physician to the possibility of serious infection involving the central nervous system. Diagnosis and treatment at this early stage would be expected to decrease mortality.

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