title: Unusual soft tissue manifestations of Neisseria meningitidis infections.
abstract: Soft tissue involvement is an unusual presenting feature for children with meningococcal infection. We describe 2 children, 1 with conjunctivitis and another with a thyroglossal duct cyst abscess associated with Neisseria meningitidis, and review previous reports of these entities to emphasize the broad spectrum of meningococcal disease and pertinent aspects of treatment and of prophylaxis of contacts.
authors.affiliation: Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi.
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Levent
authors.forename: C Mary
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: Morven S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000187:drug effects; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002439:Cefotaxime