Adrenal Failure in Fulminant Meningococcal Septicaemia: A Clinical Reality

Abstract
Current teaching is that adrenal failure is not a feature of meningococcal sepsis, and that cortisol levels are generally elevated. A case of fulminant meningococcal septicaemia in a 14-year-old boy is described. This patient had low/borderline cortisol levels, which normalised within some days.

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