Management of skin loss in meningococcal infection.
The case of a 17-month-old girl with fulminant meningococcemia is presented to illustrate the protean and fulminant course of the disease. Special attention is given to the meningococcal skin manifestation, with guidelines for its treatment.
Ikeda
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94109.
Capozzi
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D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic