title: Chronic meningococcaemia: a case report.
abstract: Chronic meningococcaemia (CM), caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is reported in a 27-year-old Indonesian man. The main symptoms were intermittent fever, skin rash and arthralgia. The pathogenesis, symptoms, differential diagnoses and treatment of CM are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Maria Hospital, Tilburg, Netherlands.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kruijtzer
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Buiting
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Graafsma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins