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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul 13:27:192.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.192.9327. eCollection 2017.

Aseptic meningitis following a bupivacaine spinal anesthesia

Nawfal Doghmi  1 , Amine Meskine  1 , Aziz Benakroute  1 , Mustapha Bensghir  1 , Abdelouahed Baite  1 , Charki Haimeur  1
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Aseptic meningitis following a bupivacaine spinal anesthesia

Nawfal Doghmi et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Spinal anesthesia complicated by meningitis is rare. The diagnosis is difficult and the clinical signs are unspecific. There is a subgroup called aseptic meningitis of a different mechanism (hypersensitive reaction and irritation of the meninges), which must be identified for appropriate care. We report the case of aseptic meningitis resulting from bupivacaine use complicating spinal anesthesia. She is 31 years old and was admitted to the intensive care unit for meningitis following a Caesarean delivery. 10 hours after the procedure, she was found to have severe headache, neck stiffness and was found restless. She lost consciousness; she was treated by attending physicians. A CT scan have been performed and was found normal. 24 hours after intubation, the patient woke up. The clinical and biological valuations were normal, allowing for the elimination of the other causes of meningitis.

Keywords: Aseptic meningitis; bupivacaine; spinal anesthesia.

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MRI of the head showing a diffuse hyper intensity of leptomeningeal spaces
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