title: Meningococcal group A sepsis associated with rare manifestations and complicated by Kawasaki-like disease.
abstract: Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A septicemia and the development of Kawasaki disease in a 10-month-old male infant are described. The patient also experienced a number of primary/septic manifestations as consequences of the direct infectious assault and secondary/hypersensitivity immune-mediated complications. The present observation indicates an etiological relationship between invasive meningococcal infection group A and Kawasaki disease, an association in favor of superantigen-induced theory for the latter occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Pediatrics, Attikon General University Hospital, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Haidari, Athens, Greece. maria-m@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fretzayas
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stabouli
authors.forename: Augustina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexaki
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moustaki
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D038381:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial