Meningitis with Digital Gangrene in Meningococcal Infection: An Atypical Presentation

Autor:	Jitendra Singh, Dandu Himanshu, Ranjit Kumar Nim, Anju Dinkar, Kamlesh Kumar Gupta
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	bacterial meningitis digital gangrene rashless presentation septicemia Medicine
Zdroj:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 12, Pp OD03-OD04 (2016)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2249-782X 0973-709X
DOI:	10.7860/JCDR/2016/22206.9017
Popis:	Meningococcal infection is an important public health concern. Neisseria meningitidis usually colonizes the nasopharynx of healthy adolescents and adults and remains as asymptomatic colonizer, while in rare cases it may present as invasive disease as either meningitis or septicemia or both. Most of the cases have typical presentation of rashes. We hereby present a case of a 40-year-old male who presented with meningococcal meningitis and peripheral digital gangrene but without development of typical rashes. He improved by early institution of appropriate intravenous antibiotics with supportive care.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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