Pediatric Group B Streptococcus Meningitis

  • Etiology: Group B Streptoccus is birth canal infection
  • Imaging:
    — Global hypoxia
    — Cerebellar reversal sign
    — Pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage
  • DDX:
  • Complications:
  • Treatment:
  • Clinical: Group B Streptococcus causes sepsis at 1 week and meningitis at 1 month

Radiology Cases of Group B Streptococcus Meningitis

MRI of Group B streptococcus meningitis and cerebritis
Axial (left) and coronal (right) T1 MRI with contrast of the brain show diffuse meningeal enhancement along with a large variably enhancing solid right occipital lesion that has surrounding edema.