Chronic meningococcaemia: A forgotten meningococcal disease [4]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 669-671

  Harwood, C A ^a   Stevens, J C ^a   Orton, D ^a   Bull, R C ^a   Paige, D ^a   Lessing, M P A ^a   Mortimer, P S ^b   Marsden, R A ^b   Cerio, R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC MENINGOCOCCEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LETTER; MALAISE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MYALGIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SORE THROAT; THROAT CULTURE; VASCULITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP C; PENICILLIN G; SKIN DISEASES; VASCULITIS;

EID: 24344460372     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06771.x     Document Type: Letter

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