Outbreak of meningococcal disease in Devon.
In a recent outbreak of 31 cases of meningococcal disease in Devon there were six deaths. Several patients had an unusual rash as the presenting feature and there was an unusually high incidence of complications, affecting the central nervous system, joints, and the heart among other sites.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000150:complications; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications; D012877:Skin Manifestations; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010406:Penicillins; D013449:Sulfonamides; D002701:Chloramphenicol