Meningococcemia Masquerading as a Nonspecific Flu-Like Syndrome
Neisseria meningitidis is a cause of bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia worldwide. Rarely, it causes invasive disease with significant lifelong sequela if survived. Early clinical recognition is key as meningococcemia is an easily treatable disease, yet mortality is 50% if it is left untreated...
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| author | Paula J. Watts Natasha Fazel Dmitriy Scherbak |
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| description | Neisseria meningitidis is a cause of bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia worldwide. Rarely, it causes invasive disease with significant lifelong sequela if survived. Early clinical recognition is key as meningococcemia is an easily treatable disease, yet mortality is 50% if it is left untreated. In this case review, we present a classic case of meningococcemia, with an atypical presentation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-980b29a5e980451d915683cf4c7489432025-02-03T07:24:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392018-01-01201810.1155/2018/20978242097824Meningococcemia Masquerading as a Nonspecific Flu-Like SyndromePaula J. Watts0Natasha Fazel1Dmitriy Scherbak2Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10099 RidgeGate Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USASky Ridge Medical Center, 10099 RidgeGate Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USASky Ridge Medical Center, 10099 RidgeGate Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USANeisseria meningitidis is a cause of bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia worldwide. Rarely, it causes invasive disease with significant lifelong sequela if survived. Early clinical recognition is key as meningococcemia is an easily treatable disease, yet mortality is 50% if it is left untreated. In this case review, we present a classic case of meningococcemia, with an atypical presentation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2097824 |
| spellingShingle | Paula J. Watts Natasha Fazel Dmitriy Scherbak Meningococcemia Masquerading as a Nonspecific Flu-Like Syndrome Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Meningococcemia Masquerading as a Nonspecific Flu-Like Syndrome |
| title_full | Meningococcemia Masquerading as a Nonspecific Flu-Like Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Meningococcemia Masquerading as a Nonspecific Flu-Like Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningococcemia Masquerading as a Nonspecific Flu-Like Syndrome |
| title_short | Meningococcemia Masquerading as a Nonspecific Flu-Like Syndrome |
| title_sort | meningococcemia masquerading as a nonspecific flu like syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2097824 |
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