An unexpected fever post serogroup B meningococcal sepsis

This case report describes an invasive meningococcal group B infection followed by the development of Kawasaki disease (KD) complicated by macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) in a 2-year-old child. The presented case indicates the possible etiologic relationship between meningococcal sepsis and KD...

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Main Authors: Daniele Donà, Elisa Gnoato, Carlo Giaquinto, Carlo Moretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/6613