Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting Association

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
Subjects:
bacterial meningitis
ceftriaxone
self mutilation
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7719/17719_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(Vi_Om)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf
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spelling doaj-c85d0ab3b15f46b8bf33c21762d7ccf92020-11-25T03:22:08ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-05-01105OD03OD0410.7860/JCDR/2016/17719.7719Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting AssociationAnju Dinkar0Jitendra Singh1Virendra Atam2Krishna Kumar Sahani3Munna Lal Patel4Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Science, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.Professor, Department of Medicine, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India, Uttar Pradesh, India.Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.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, irritability followed by self mutilating behaviour who was diagnosed as a case of invasive meningococcal infection. He responded well to treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone and self mutilating behaviour was subsided completely after treatment. Necrosed tissues of fingers were amputated. With best of our knowledge, no similar case of self-mutilation associated with meningococcal infection has been reported yet.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7719/17719_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(Vi_Om)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfbacterial meningitisceftriaxoneself mutilation
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Jitendra Singh
Virendra Atam
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Munna Lal Patel
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Jitendra Singh
Virendra Atam
Krishna Kumar Sahani
Munna Lal Patel
Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting Association
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
bacterial meningitis
ceftriaxone
self mutilation
author_facet Anju Dinkar
Jitendra Singh
Virendra Atam
Krishna Kumar Sahani
Munna Lal Patel
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title Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting Association
title_short Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting Association
title_full Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting Association
title_fullStr Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting Association
title_full_unstemmed Self Mutilating Behaviour in Severe Meningococcal Infection; An Interesting Association
title_sort self mutilating behaviour in severe meningococcal infection; an interesting association
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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0973-709X
publishDate 2016-05-01
description 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, irritability followed by self mutilating behaviour who was diagnosed as a case of invasive meningococcal infection. He responded well to treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone and self mutilating behaviour was subsided completely after treatment. Necrosed tissues of fingers were amputated. With best of our knowledge, no similar case of self-mutilation associated with meningococcal infection has been reported yet.
topic bacterial meningitis
ceftriaxone
self mutilation
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