[Acute Salmonella typhi meningitis in a 25-day-old newborn infant complicated by obstruction of the sylvian artery]. / Méningite aiguë à Salmonella typhi chez un nouveau-né de 25 jours compliquée de l'obstruction de l'artère sylvienne.

UNLABELLED: Acute Salmonella typhi meningitis is rare in neonates, mostly reported from developing countries with poor socioeconomic conditions. CASE REPORT: A male Caucasian newborn presented with acute Salmonella typhi meningitis at the age of 25 days. His parents had traveled across several African countries under rudimentary hygienic conditions a few months before his birth. Despite early and adapted antibiotic therapy (cefotaxime plus netilmycine), the child developed ischemia in the region of the left sylvian artery. CONCLUSION: Salmonella meningitis must be considered while dealing with a sick newborn whose mother has traveled across countries with endemic typhoid.