Uršula Belingar
Zdravstveni dom Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenija

Tina Plankar Srovin
Klinika za infekcijske bolezni in vročinska stanja, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

Tanja Avramoska
Klinika za infekcijske bolezni in vročinska stanja, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

Nataša Berden
Ortopedska klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

Abstract

We present the case of an adolescent girl who was admitted for an elective orthopaedic procedure but prior to surgery developed signs of purulent meningitis. Due to the rapid course of the disease and serious complications, it is imperative to suspect purulent meningitis because antibiotic treatment must be started as soon as possible.

Key words: meningococcal meningitis, disturbance of consciousness