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[Fulminant meningococcemia]. 1988

G Süleymanlar, and L Mamikoğlu, and G Yakupoğlu

Akdeniz Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi, Iç Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali Oğretim Uyesi.

Fulminant meningococcemia is a rare clinical form of meningococcal disease which has been frequently fatal. In this case report, two patients with fulminant meningococcemia which have been cured completely were presented and the related literature was examined.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008589	Meningococcal Infections	Infections with bacteria of the species NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS.	Meningococcal Septicemia,Infections, Meningococcal,Meningococcal Disease,Infection, Meningococcal,Meningococcal Diseases,Meningococcal Infection,Septicemia, Meningococcal
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D018805	Sepsis	Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK.	Bloodstream Infection,Pyaemia,Pyemia,Pyohemia,Blood Poisoning,Poisoning, Blood,Septicemia,Severe Sepsis,Blood Poisonings,Bloodstream Infections,Infection, Bloodstream,Poisonings, Blood,Pyaemias,Pyemias,Pyohemias,Sepsis, Severe,Septicemias