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Meningococcal Infections: Multimedia
Updated: Mar 12, 2009
Multimedia
 | Media file 1: Scattered petechial lesions in a patient with acute meningococcemia. |
 | Media file 2: Purpuric lesions in a young adult with fulminant meningococcemia. |
 | Media file 3: The legs of a 22-year-old woman in septic shock with a rapidly evolving purpuric rash. Photo by D. Scott Smith, MD, taken at Stanford University Hospital. |
 | Media file 4: A 9-month-old baby in septic shock with purpuric Neisseria meningitis skin lesions. Photo by D. Scott Smith, MD, taken at Stanford University Hospital. |
 | Media file 5: The leg of a 9-month-old infant in septic shock with a rapidly evolving purpuric rash. Photo by D. Scott Smith, MD, taken at Stanford University Hospital. |
 | Media file 6: Neisseria meningitis purpuric lesions on the ear and cheek of a 9-month-old infant who is in septic shock. Photo by D. Scott Smith, MD, taken at Stanford University Hospital. |
 | Media file 7: Lesions caused by Neisseria meningitis bacteremia on the palm of the hand of a 9-month-old infant. Photo by D. Scott Smith, MD, taken at Stanford University Hospital. |
 | Media file 8: Areas with frequent epidemics of meningococcal disease. This is known as the Meningitis Belt of Africa, and visitors to these locales may benefit from meningitis vaccine. Image courtesy of CDC. |
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| References |
| Further Reading |
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Thompson MJ, Ninis N, Perera R, Mayon-White R, Phillips C, Bailey L, et al. Clinical recognition of meningococcal disease in children and adolescents. Lancet. Feb 4 2006;367(9508):397-403. [Medline].
Keywords
meningococcal infections, epidemic cerebrospinal fever, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, meningitis, meningococci, fulminant meningococcemia, acute meningococcemia, meningococcemia, meningococcal meningitis, bacterial meningitis, meningococcal disease, Neisseria meningitidis, N meningitidis, chronic meningococcemia
