Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting Association

Neisseria meningitidis most commonly manifests as asymptomatic colonization in the nasopharynx of healthy adolescents and adults. It may rarely present as invasive disease which may be either bacterial meningitis or meningococcal septicaemia. Hereby we report a case presented with fever and rashes...

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Main Authors: Anju Dinkar, Jitendra Singh, Virendra Atam, Krishna Kumar Sahani, Munna Lal Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7719/17719_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(Vi_Om)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf