Case Report
Chronic Pyogenic Meningitis and Leukemia– Case Report of Chronic Meningitis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Shah HM, Bhagat E and Raiyani A
1Department of Pediatric Haemato-oncologist Dr Jivraj Mehta smarak health foundation, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
2Department of Haemato-oncologist, QURE Haematology centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
3Department of Haematologist, SAL hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
2Department of Haemato-oncologist, QURE Haematology centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
3Department of Haematologist, SAL hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
*Corresponding author:Himal M. Shah, Pediatric Haemato-oncologist, Dr Jivraj Mehta smarak health foundation, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. E-mail Id: drhimalshah@gmail.com
Article Information:Submission: 19/07/2025; Accepted: 12/08/2025; Published: 15/08/2025
Copyright: © 2025 Shah HM, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Chronic meningitis is rare but morbid condition in patients with hematological malignancy who have impaired cellular and humoral immunity. It is seen in less than 10% of patients who developed meningitis. Though it is less common in patients with acute leukemia, repeated lumbar puncture as well as overall
immunocompromised status make them susceptible to meningeal infection. We report a case of young boy with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed chronic pyogenic meningitis during chemotherapy. He was treated and discharged successfully after prolonged course of antibiotics.
Keywords:Immunocompromised; Meningitis; Fever