Neisseria meningitidis presenting as acute abdomen and recurrent reactive pericarditis
Meningococcal meningitis is a well established potential fatal infection characterized by fever, headache, petechial rash, and vomiting in the majority of cases. However, protean manifestations including abdominal pain, sore throat, diarrhea and cough, even though rare, should not be overlooked. Sim...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016301945 |