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Case 98. Meningococcal meningitis (39 y-o F)
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| Fulminant meningitis showing lethal hemorrhagic shock in a Japanese lady who just traveled back from Okinawa |
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Neisseria meningitidis, Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome, purulent meningitis | ||||
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| Purulent meningitis with hemorrhage in the frontal lobe (gross findings). | Acute hemorrhage in bilateral adrenals caused acute adrenal insufficiency (Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome). | |
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