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[Acute disease with fever with rapidly developing shock and ecchymoses]. 1980

K Richter

The history, the clinical and laboratory findings of a 13 year old boy, who has initially shown the signs and symptoms of febrile infectious disease are presented. The petechial and purpuric skin lesions have been suspected to be a rash. Accurate diagnosis therefore has been delayed up to 20 hours after onset of specific skin lesions. A very rapid deterioration made adequate treatment unsuccessful. It is pointed out that prompt accurate diagnosis and medical treatment in this serious infectious disease may improve the overall poor prognosis.

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
D004438	Ecchymosis	Extravasation of blood into the skin, resulting in a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch, larger than a petechia.	Ecchymoses
D005334	Fever	An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.	Pyrexia,Fevers,Pyrexias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000138	Acidosis	A pathologic condition of acid accumulation or depletion of base in the body. The two main types are RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS and metabolic acidosis, due to metabolic acid build up.	Metabolic Acidosis,Acidoses,Acidoses, Metabolic,Acidosis, Metabolic,Metabolic Acidoses
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
D012769	Shock	A pathological condition manifested by failure to perfuse or oxygenate vital organs.	Circulatory Collapse,Circulatory Failure,Hypovolemic Shock,Collapse, Circulatory,Failure, Circulatory,Shock, Hypovolemic
D014884	Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome	A condition of HEMORRHAGE and NECROSIS of the ADRENAL GLAND. It is characterized by rapidly developing ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; HYPOTENSION; and widespread cutaneous PURPURA.	Fulminant Meningococcal Sepsis with Adrenal Apoplexy,Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis,Purpura Fulminans (Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome),Meningococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome,Waterhouse-Friederichsen Syndrome,Adrenalitides, Meningococcal Hemorrhagic,Adrenalitis, Meningococcal Hemorrhagic,Hemorrhagic Adrenalitides, Meningococcal,Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis, Meningococcal,Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitides,Meningococcal Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome,Syndrome, Meningococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen,Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome,Waterhouse Friederichsen Syndrome,Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome, Meningococcal
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