Chronic meningococcemia and IgA deficiency in an adolescent

Chronic meningococcemia, defined as a meningococcal septicemia without meningeal symptoms with persistence of fever for at least one week prior to any antibiotics, is uncommon. Its pathophysiology remains unclear and a defect in host immunity has been suggested. A 15 year-old adolescent was examined...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 1996-02, Vol.3 (2), p.149-151
Hauptverfasser:	Farron, F, Cheseaux, J J, Pelet, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Ceftriaxone - therapeutic use Cephalosporins - therapeutic use Chronic Disease Humans IgA Deficiency - complications Male Meningococcal Infections - complications Meningococcal Infections - drug therapy Meningococcal Infections - immunology Penicillins - therapeutic use
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