Meningitis with Digital Gangrene in Meningococcal Infection: An Atypical Presentation

Meningitis with Digital Gangrene in Meningococcal Infection: An Atypical Presentation

Meningococcal infection is an important public health concern. Neisseria meningitidis usually colonizes the nasopharynx of healthy adolescents and adults and remains as asymptomatic colonizer, while in rare cases it may present as invasive disease as either meningitis or septicemia or both. Most o...

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Main Authors: Jitendra Singh, Dandu Himanshu, Ranjit Kumar Nim, Anju Dinkar, Kamlesh Kumar Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
bacterial meningitis
digital gangrene
rashless presentation
septicemia
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9017/22206_CE(EK)_F(RK)_PF1(GU_RO)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

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