ALLMedicine™ Meningococcemia Center

Apr 15th, 2022 - BACKGROUND Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, also known as acute adrenal insufficiency due to adrenal gland hemorrhage, is an uncommon and frequently fatal condition classically presenting with fever, shock, rash, and coagulopathy. Although most o...

Feb 5th, 2022 - Diagnosis of primary complement deficiencies requires a high index of suspicion. Thus, susceptible patients are often underdiagnosed and untreated. Here, we present a multicenter experience with two novel inborn errors of the classical complement ...

Jun 21st, 2021 - Serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis (NmY) is rare in China, and only serogroup A and C meningococcal polysaccharide vaccines (MPVs) are included in the national vaccination schedule. We describe a case of fulminant meningococcemia caused by NmY, wh...

Jul 1st, 2020 - Meningococci (Neisseria meningitidis) are gram-negative cocci that cause meningitis and meningococcemia. Symptoms, usually severe, include headache, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, lethargy, rash, multiple organ failure, shock, and disseminated int...

Jul 1st, 2020 - Meningococci (Neisseria meningitidis) are gram-negative cocci that cause meningitis and meningococcemia. Symptoms, usually severe, include headache, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, lethargy, rash, multiple organ failure, shock, and disseminated int...

Mar 22nd, 2018 - Protocol Title: A randomized observer-blinded controlled non-inferiority trial to evaluate the immunogenicity of locally manufactured Meningococcal ACWY vaccine 'Ingovax ACWY' in Bangladeshi healthy adults. Background: Burden: Meningococcal diseas...

Apr 23rd, 2015 - Meningococcal disease is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection. The disease most commonly is expressed as either meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, or meningococcemia, the...

Jan 14th, 2013 - Meningococcal disease is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection. The disease most commonly is expressed as either meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, or meningococcemia, the...

Nov 11th, 2020 - Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia, with about 1.2 million cases of infection and 135,000 deaths globally each year. Because death can rapidly follow infection, cases should be consider...

Nov 11th, 2020 - Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia, with about 1.2 million cases of infection and 135,000 deaths globally each year. Because death can rapidly follow infection, cases should be consider...

Feb 8th, 2018 - For a group of clinicians in Australia, the diagnosis of meningococcal arthritis was “straightforward” except for abnormal serum total protein, anemia, and immunoglobulin results, which suggested their patient might have a hematological disorder s.

Jul 10th, 2017 - Patients taking eculizumab are at a significant risk for meningococcal disease even if they have received the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) and serogroup B (MenB) meningococcal vaccines, according to the Centers for Disease Contro.

Apr 3rd, 2015 - The Diagnosis: Levamisole-Contaminated Cocaine Physical examination revealed scattered palpable purpura including the nasal tip and large necrotizing skin lesions with bullae (Figure 1). Retiform purpura was noted on the patient’s trunk and legs.