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Clinical Case of Meningococcemia in a Child Complicated by Extensive Skin Necrosis

open access: yesZdorovʹe Rebenka, 2014
В результате своевременного оперативного лечения и индивидуальной интенсивной терапии удалось спасти жизнь ребенку при менингококцемии и некрозе кожных покровов на площади 40 % поверхности тела.
E.Ya. Fistal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fulminant meningococcemia and acute renal failure in a 3-year-old boy

open access: yes, 2004
Acute renal failure is a common occurrence in sepsis, but is rarely reported in meningococcemia. We present a young child diagnosed with fulminant meningococcemia who had several poor prognostic factors, including hypotension, thrombocytopenia, purpura ...
Yilmaz D.   +9 more
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Capnocytophaga canimorsus Septicaemia Presenting With Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in an Immunocompetent Individual

open access: yesCase Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
We 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 ...
Kadison Michel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic uses of BPI protein products for human meningococcemia

open access: yes, 2001
Methods and materials for the treatment of human meningococcemia are provided in which therapeutically effective amounts of BPI protein products are administered.Board of Regents, University of Texas ...
Scannon, Patrick J.
core   +1 more source

The Inflammatory and Hemostatic Response in Sepsis and Meningococcemia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Meningococcemia is notorious for evasion of the host immune system and its rapid progression to fulminant disease, and serves as a unique model for pediatric sepsis.
Boeddha, N.P. (Navin)   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical and Laboratory Findings of 12 Children with Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

open access: yesCritical 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
doaj   +1 more source

ARACNOIDITE ADESIVA DE CAUDA EQUINA ASSOCIADA À MENINGOCOCCEMIA GRAVE CAUSANDO PARAPLEGIA - RELATO DE CASO DE UMA COMPLICAÇÃO RARA

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
A meninigococcemia é uma doença de alta mortalidade e muito associada a morbidades, especialmente amputações. Neste trabalho, relatamos uma sequela grave, porém raramente descrita: uma aracnoidite de cauda equina levando à paraplegia.
Ana Carolina Baptista Salmistraro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE COURSE OF GENERALIZED FORMS OF MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION IN CHILDREN OF THE LVIV REGION DURING 2011-2019

open access: yesМедична наука України, 2022
Relevance. Meningococcal infection (MI) is one of the most significant bacterial infections in children, it is characterized by life-threatening and unpredictable fulminant course in the structure of infectious diseases. Objective.
T.V. Pokrovska, Н.O. Lytvyn
doaj   +1 more source

Neonatal Adrenal Hemorrhage Mimicking Suprarenal Tumor in a 12‐Day‐Old With Escherichia coli Urosepsis

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Neonatal 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 ...
Khaled Sawafta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case of Meningococcemia Complicated by Brain Abcess and Current Treatment Approches in Intensive Care Units

open access: yes, 2015
Meningococcemia, caused by Neisseria meningitidis, is an important etiology of purpura, sepsis, septic shock, multiorgan failure and gangrene. A six-year-old girl admitted to emergency department with fever, somnolence and diffuse maculopapular rash ...
Akkus, Canan Hasbal   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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