A 16 year old boy, splenectomized at the age of 11 years, after an accident, died of a recurring pyogen meningitis. The bacteriologic diagnosis of the CSF culture revealed a mixed pneumococcal-tuberculous infection. Splenectomy is discussed with regard to a disturbed immediated and delayed immunresponse.
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