Unusual manifestations of meningococcal infection. A review.
Unusual manifestations of meningococcal infection as pneumonia, pericarditis, endocarditis, arthritis, urogenital infections and acute abdominal disease are seen combined with meningitis or septicemia, but can also appear alone without systemic disease. Incidence, diagnosis, clinical symptoms and therapy are briefly discussed with documentation from literature.
D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis