Boy, 11, developed meningitis 'on a background of Covid-19 infection', CUH research finds

While the young boy has recovered significantly, he currently is dealing with mild weakness on the right side of his body and issues with his speech.

Study co-author Cian Duggan from the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health in CUH said the young boy had a ;severe intracranial infection on a background of Covid-19 infection, requiring intubation, ventilation, transfer to a tertiary unit, craniectomy and intracranial drain which was removed after 20 days.' 

An 11-year-old boy developed meningitis after contracting Covid-19, doctors at Cork University Hospital (CUH) have found.

The boy, with a subdural empyema with a background of Covid-19 infection, was initially treated for paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with Covid-19 (PIMS-TS).