我们曾收治暴发型流行性脑脊髓膜炎并发呼吸衰竭患者12例,年龄最小2个月最大17岁,其中1岁以内4例,15岁以内10例。12例均具有典型暴发型流行性脑脊髓膜炎的临床表现,发病后迅速进入昏迷或惊厥、紫绀、瞳孔两侧不等或散大,并出现各种病理性呼吸或呼吸骤停。对由其他原因在临终时出现呼吸衰竭症 We have treated 12 patients with fulminant cerebrospinal meningitis complicated with respiratory failure, the youngest 2 months maximum 17 years old, including 4 cases within 1 year old, 10 cases within 15 years of age. All of the 12 cases had the clinical manifestations of typical fulminant epidemic meningitis. After the onset of symptoms, they quickly entered the coma or convulsion, cyanosis, both sides of the pupil ranged or scattered, and a variety of pathological respiratory or respiratory arrest. Respiratory failure occurs on the dying for other reasons