title: Nearly [corrected] fatal outcome of meningococcal septicemia and meningitis, notwithstanding severe sequelae: an alert for clinical practitioners and a challenge for plastic surgery.
authors: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Manfredi
authors: Sergio
authors: S
authors: Sabbatani
authors: Ginevra
authors: G
authors: Marinacci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications*; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
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