title: Fulminant meningococcal sepsis in a young child--a case report.
abstract: We are presenting a case of isolated fulminant meningococcal sepsis with two and a half year old child. Initial symptoms were obscure and common to many medical conditions, but also previously described as symptoms of meningococcal sepsis. Unrecognizing the seriousness of the condition child died at home, within few hours after examination and discharge from the hospital. Autopsy and microbiological findings unquestionably proved that the child died from septic shock caused by fulminant meningococcal sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Tomislav Bardek, General Hospital, Department of Pathology and Cytology, Koprivnica, Croatia. horvatic.elizabeta@gmail.com
authors.forename: Elizabeta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Horvatić
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soldo
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vcev
authors.forename: Drazen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bedeković
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glasnović
authors.forename: Ivica
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boanjak
authors.forename: Ksenija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marjanović
authors.forename: Mijo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bardek
authors.forename: Sanda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goll-Barić
authors.forename: Refmir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tadzić
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology