Rapid recovery following fulminant meningococcemia complicated by myocarditis in a 15-year-old Nepalese girl: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Fulminant meningococcemia is a relatively rare life-threatening disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis. The clinical presentation is varied, but, when associated with myocarditis, it carries a particularly poor prognosis. We report a case of a patient with fulminant meningococcemia w...

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Main Authors: Shrestha, Pratyush, Shrestha, Nabin K, Giri, Smith
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741079/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23950664
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S36713
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