Meningococcal purpura fulminans and severe myocarditis with clinical meningitis but no meningeal inflammation: a case report

Meningococcal purpura fulminans and severe myocarditis with clinical meningitis but no meningeal inflammation: a case report

Abstract Background During fulminant meningococcal septicaemia, meningococci are often observed in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) although the patients have frequently no meningeal symptoms. Meningococcal meningitis, by contrast, usually features clinical meningeal signs and biochemical markers of in...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Hage-Sleiman, Nicolas Derre, Charlotte Verdet, Gilles Pialoux, Olivier Gaudin, Patricia Senet, Muriel Fartoukh, Mathieu Boissan, Marc Garnier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Meningococcal disease
Purpura fulminans
Meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis
Myocarditis
Iloprost
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3866-x

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