Sad news. During the night of January 7 to 8, a teenager is dead a lightning meningitis. His relatives are in mourning, but also worried.
Relatives of student are in mourning
According to Nice Matin, the death of this student from “Les Palmiers” high school was very brutal: “We found out on Friday, one of his teachers was sorry on Tuesday January 14th. He was in good health on Monday and Tuesday. It was sudden and it was very hard for the kids in her class. They were crying. They were also scared because some students had to go to the hospital for treatment and another went to the hospital on Friday for the same symptoms. “
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According to the Regional Health Agency, no other cases of meningitis have been reported after that of 15-year-old boy.
According to Samer Aboukais, ARS doctor delegated to watch and health security questioned by the regional daily, “contacts at risk”(Ie hospital staff, family, friends and class neighbors) were identified and given a antibiotic treatment preventive.
More specifically, “they received rifampicin, a preventive antibiotic to be taken orally for two days in addition to one prophylactic vaccination for loved ones “.
Lightning meningitis: one death had already been reported in June 2019
In a press release issued on June 14, 2019, ARS Paca announced the death of a high school student from Nice “Died of Purpura fulminans, probably due to an invasive meningococcal infection”.
The organization then recalled the symptoms to control.
“The invasive meningococcal infections are rare diseases in France, but the meningitis is the most common form. It can result in fever, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, discomfort in the light, or spots on the body. ”
Lightning meningitis: how to detect it?
Bacterial meningitis is mainly due to a bacterium meningococcal or pneumococcal. This type of infection affects more children under the age of 5 and adolescents between 14 and 20 years old.
Like the viral form, this type of meningitis first manifests itself in general symptoms : high fever, severe headache, stiff neck and photophobia. The appearance of a skin rash consisting of small dark buttons represents a clinical sign characteristic of meningococcemia (usually severe symptomatology).
Lightning meningitis: what to do?
In the presence of these symptoms, it is strongly advised to contact the SAMU or go immediately to a hospital emergency department.
In fact, lightning meningitis is likely to involve the vital prognosis of the patient, especially when it is a young child.
The rapid implementation of a antibiotic remains the best chance for recovery. At the same time, corticosteroid therapy can also be recommended in order to reduce possible neurological sequelae generated by inflammation of the meninges.
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