cefotaxime and Arachnoid-Cysts

Spontaneous disappearance of an arachnoid cyst is very rare, particularly after suppurative meningitis.. A 2-month-old boy with a high fever was diagnosed with suppurative meningitis by cerebrospinal fluid examination. Computed tomography disclosed a large arachnoid cyst in the left middle cranial fossa. Two months later, the meningitis was cured. The arachnoid cyst disappeared with long-term antibiotic therapy alone.. Although an infected arachnoid cyst may disappear with antibiotic treatment alone, careful observation and individualized patient management are essential.

Topics: Arachnoid Cysts; Cefotaxime; Cephalosporins; Haemophilus Infections; Humans; Infant; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Meningitis, Bacterial; Penicillins; Remission, Spontaneous; Skull; Tomography, X-Ray Computed