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IDCases, 2019 The spectrum of Neisseria meningitidis-associated clinical entities involves mild forms of disease, without neurological involvement or sepsis, and asymptomatic carrier states. Rarely, N.
Antonio Sarmento, BEATRIZ Prista-Leão
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Meningococcemia in an 11 Months Old Infant [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2023 Meningococcemia is the infection of the blood caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Herein, we report a case of meningococcemia in an 11 months old infant who had a high-grade fever, nonblanching purpuric rash over the face and limbs, low blood pressure ...
Rachana Shrestha +5 more
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The Physician and sportsmedicineIn brief Meningococcemia is a dangerous disease requiring early and aggressive treatment to prevent a potentially lethal outcome. It often occurs in relatively closed groups, including sports camps and athletic teams. A high index of suspicion must be maintained when evaluating acute febrile illness, particularly in people younger than 20.
Rausch-Phung EA, Siddiqui JA, Gulick PG.
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Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2012 Within the past six years, a case of bothWaterhouse-Freidrichsen Syndrome and fulminant meningococcemia have presented to Union Memorial Hospital. Both cases presented in markedly different fashions, differed in microbiologic serogrouping, showed minimal
John Tabacco +3 more
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Critical Care Research and Practice, 2021 Introduction. Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a serious infectious disease requiring stay in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) that continues to be associated with high morbidity and mortality rates.
Eylem Kiral, Ayse Filiz Yetimakman
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Chronic meningococcemia presenting with recurrent painful rash and poly-arthralgia without fever
IDCases, 2018 Chronic meningococcemia is an uncommon disorder, representing a diagnostic challenge. Classically, this pathology would be considered in young adults with a history of episodes of fever, disseminated cutaneous vasculitis and arthralgia.
C. Delwaide +5 more
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Neonatal Adrenal Hemorrhage Mimicking Suprarenal Tumor in a 12-Day-Old With <i>Escherichia coli</i> Urosepsis. [PDF]
Case Rep PediatrNeonatal adrenal hemorrhage is an uncommon finding that may resemble suprarenal tumors. We describe a term male neonate who developed Escherichia coli urosepsis and was incidentally found to have a left suprarenal cystic lesion. Imaging and laboratory workup excluded malignancy, and the infant remained stable under conservative treatment with ...
Sawafta K +3 more
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<i>Capnocytophaga canimorsus</i> Septicaemia Presenting With Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in an Immunocompetent Individual. [PDF]
Case Rep Crit CareWe present a rare case of fulminant Capnocytophaga canimorsus septicaemia in a previously well 52‐year‐old immunocompetent woman, following a minor dog‐related forehead abrasion. Despite a recent course of amoxicillin/clavulanate prescribed by her general practitioner, the patient developed profound sepsis characterised by disseminated intravascular ...
Michel K, Pruthi P, Corke C.
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Chronic meningococcemia in a vertically HIV-infected adolescent
IDCases, 2020 Chronic meningococcemia is a rare manifestation of meningococcal disease, characterized by a period of more than one week of intermittent or continuous fever, arthralgia and skin lesions without meningitis.
Rita Cardona +2 more
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