The role of moist wound healing in the management of meningococcal skin lesions.
This report describes the management of haemorrhagic skin lesions in a patient with meningococcal meningitis.
Thomas
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Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory, Bridgend, UK.
Humphreys
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Fear-Price
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D000293:Adolescent; D047070:Bandages, Hydrocolloid; D003102:Colloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications*; D009336:Necrosis; D011693:Purpura / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
D003102:Colloids