Meningocoxemic Septic Shock; A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Meningococcal infections that have high mortality and morbidity in childhood and progress rapidly are an important health problem. It is one of the most important emergent diseases of the infectious diseases. Neisseria meningitidis has 13 serogroups. A, B, C, Y and W135 are the most common cause of...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:89c43ca0cf7d49d0a494dc01ad6032c52021-11-23T10:20:16ZMeningocoxemic Septic Shock; A Case Report and Review of the Literature2146-23992148-733210.4274/cayd.galenos.2020.03274https://doaj.org/article/89c43ca0cf7d49d0a494dc01ad6032c52021-12-01T00:00:00Z http://www.caybdergi.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/meningocoxemic-septic-shock-a-case-report-and-revi/49673 https://doaj.org/toc/2146-2399https://doaj.org/toc/2148-7332Meningococcal infections that have high mortality and morbidity in childhood and progress rapidly are an important health problem. It is one of the most important emergent diseases of the infectious diseases. Neisseria meningitidis has 13 serogroups. A, B, C, Y and W135 are the most common cause of invasive diseases among these serogroups. The outcome of meningococcal disease is dependent on the immediate recognition of two major complications: Shock and increased intracranial pressure syndrome. Rapid recognition of the disease and these complications are very important for the outcome of affected patients with appropriate treatment. Our case is a 6-month-old girl who presented with fever, malaise and a rapidly spreading rash all over the body. Septic shock due to meningocoxemia was considered because of the typical rash, weakness, susceptibility to sleep and low blood pressure. This case report includes a review of septic shock therapy due to meningococemia in a patient who was diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease and died despite rapid and appropriate treatment methods.Murat ÖzkaleNaime GökayDinçer YıldızdaşGalenos Yayineviarticlemeningococcemiachildseptic shockMedicineRPediatricsRJ1-570Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aidRC86-88.9ENTRJournal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 133-139 (2021)
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topic meningococcemia
child
septic shock
Medicine
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Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
spellingShingle meningococcemia
child
septic shock
Medicine
R
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
Murat Özkale
Naime Gökay
Dinçer Yıldızdaş
Meningocoxemic Septic Shock; A Case Report and Review of the Literature
description Meningococcal infections that have high mortality and morbidity in childhood and progress rapidly are an important health problem. It is one of the most important emergent diseases of the infectious diseases. Neisseria meningitidis has 13 serogroups. A, B, C, Y and W135 are the most common cause of invasive diseases among these serogroups. The outcome of meningococcal disease is dependent on the immediate recognition of two major complications: Shock and increased intracranial pressure syndrome. Rapid recognition of the disease and these complications are very important for the outcome of affected patients with appropriate treatment. Our case is a 6-month-old girl who presented with fever, malaise and a rapidly spreading rash all over the body. Septic shock due to meningocoxemia was considered because of the typical rash, weakness, susceptibility to sleep and low blood pressure. This case report includes a review of septic shock therapy due to meningococemia in a patient who was diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease and died despite rapid and appropriate treatment methods.
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author Murat Özkale
Naime Gökay
Dinçer Yıldızdaş
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Naime Gökay
Dinçer Yıldızdaş
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title Meningocoxemic Septic Shock; A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Meningocoxemic Septic Shock; A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Meningocoxemic Septic Shock; A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Meningocoxemic Septic Shock; A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Meningocoxemic Septic Shock; A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort meningocoxemic septic shock; a case report and review of the literature
publisher Galenos Yayinevi
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/89c43ca0cf7d49d0a494dc01ad6032c5
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