Meningococcal pneumonia.
A patient with meningococcal pneumonia which developed following therapy for an earlier episode of pneumococcal pneumonia is presented. This entity is most frequently associated with an antecedent viral respiratory illness and/or a concurrent infection with Hemophilus influenzae or diplococcus pneumoniae. The characteristics of this disease are discussed and the possible pathogenetic mechanisms reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D002981:Clindamycin; D002701:Chloramphenicol