Fatal meningococcemia

John Tabacco, Elizabeth Suniega, Fardad Sarabchi, Dimitra Mitsani

Abstract


Within the past six years, a case of bothWaterhouse-Freidrichsen Syndrome and fulminant meningococcemia have presented to Union Memorial Hospital. Both cases presented in markedly different fashions, differed in microbiologic serogrouping, showed minimal histopathologic similarities; however achieved ultimately the same outcome through two different pathological pathways. The following case reports illustrate two mechanisms through which N. Meningitis may pathogenize a host, both leading to complete cardiovascular collapse in less than 12 hours.

Keyword: Infectious disease

(Published: 26 January 2012)

Citation: Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives 2011, 1: 11584 - DOI: 10.3402/jchimp.v1i4.11584


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