Yes, seropositive patient who had meningococcal meningitis can you keep sequels. THE meningococcal meningitis is a serious type of meningitis and may leave sequelae even in people who are HIV negative.
However, the body of persons carriers of the HIV virus more susceptible to meningitis and other opportunistic diseases, since the immune system of these patients can be quite debilitated.
Among the possible sequelae of meningococcal meningitis They are:
- Loss of vision;
- Visual disturbances;
- Deafness;
- Motor problems;
- Changes in speech;
- Mental retardation
O risk of sequelae decreases if meningococcal meningitis is diagnosed early on, but there is no guarantee that the patient will not be left with sequelae.
Such sequelae occur due to direct or indirect damages caused in the central nervous system by bacteria.
O treatment of meningococcal meningitis in seropositive individuals is similar to the treatment performed in seronegatives, being done with antibiotics. Treatment for HIV must be maintained.
The treatment of meningitis in HIV patients should be performed by neurologist and infectologist physicians.
Learn more about meningitis in:
What is meningitis?
Meningitis leaves sequels?
