Chronic Meningococcemia
- 1 July 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 114 (1) , 29-32
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1964.03860070075005
Abstract
Since the clinical syndrome of meningococcemia without meningitis was initially described by Salomon,1 numerous reports of chronic meningococcemia have appeared in the American literature.2-10 Benoit's 11 recent report constituted a review of the entire literature to date. It is the purpose of this report to re-emphasize some of the clinical features of the disease and to record distinctive features of the histopathology of the skin lesions. The skin lesion of chronic meningococcemia appears to differ from that of acute meningococcemia. These differences will be reviewed and a possible explanation offered. Report of a Case A 26-year-old airman gave a history of good health until July 17, 1962, when he noted the acute onset of fever with chills. On the third day a rash appeared on the feet and hands which was described by the patient as "little red spots." Because of these symptoms he was detained at aThis publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: