Resumo

CASTELLANOS PUERTO, Edelis; ROJAS MOYA, Ana  e  JOHNSTON DREKE, Noralba. Meningoencephalitis caused by Haemophylus influenzae in a female patient presenting with humoral immunodeficiency. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2006, vol.35, n.1. ISSN 0138-6557.

The results of an immunological study conducted in a female patient after a clinical picture of bacterial meningoencephalitis caused by Haemophylus influenzae , were presented. A marked humoral immunodeficiency, which was corrected by prescribed medical treatment, was observed. Her clinical evolution was also very favorable and, up to now, the patient has not had any other infectious complication.

Palavras-chave : Meningitis; meningoencephalitis; bacterial; humoral immunodeficiency; Haemophylus influenzae .