Infantile meningitis is caused by pathogens that cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the skull. Symptoms mainly include systemic toxicity and neurological symptoms.
1. Symptoms of systemic infection and poisoning: for example, infants may be less active, have poor mental health, cry in a weak or abnormally high pitched voice, have an abnormal body temperature, have petechiae or congestive rashes on the skin, and have lethargy, spitting up, dull eyes, and irritability.
2. Neurological symptoms: such as increased intracranial pressure, screaming, projectile vomiting, increased head circumference, widening of the cranial sutures, sudden impaired consciousness, convulsions of the face or limbs, cervical rigidity, and a positive Kellogg’s sign may occur.
It is recommended that infants with abnormalities must go to the hospital promptly to identify the cause and then be treated under the guidance of the doctor.