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Image = Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman Meningicoccal Disease.jpg| | Image = Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman Meningicoccal Disease.jpg| | ||
Caption = One of the youngest survivors of the disease. The infected arms had to be amputated later| | Caption = One of the youngest survivors of the disease. The infected arms had to be amputated later| | ||
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Meningococcemia On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Meningococcemia |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Synonyms and related keywords: Meningococcal infections; epidemic cerebrospinal fever; Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome; meningococci; fulminant meningococcemia; acute meningococcemia; meningococcal meningitis; meningococcal disease; Neisseria meningitidis; N meningitidis; chronic meningococcemia
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Differentiating Meningococcemia from other Diseases
Causes
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies