Chronic Meningococcemia Presenting as a Recurrent Painful Rash Without Fever in a Teenage Girl

Cynthia A. Bonville; Manika Suryadevara; Olamide Ajagbe; Joseph B. Domachowske

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000700

Chronic Meningococcemia Presenting as a Recurrent Painful Rash Without Fever in a Teenage Girl

Cynthia A. Bonville
, Manika Suryadevara
, Olamide Ajagbe
, Joseph B. Domachowske

Pediatrics

Upstate Medical University

SUNY Upstate Medical University

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Abstract

Chronic meningococcemia is a rare diagnosis seen in patients with recurrent fever and rash. We describe a case of chronic meningococcemia in a teenage girl who presented with a recurrent painful rash, without fever, over a period of 8 weeks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	670-672
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000700
State	Published - Jun 22 2015

Keywords

Neisseria meningitidis
meningococcemia
petechial rash

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Chronic Meningococcemia Presenting as a Recurrent Painful Rash Without Fever in a Teenage Girl

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