Meningococcemia complicated by myocarditis in a 16-year-old young man: a case report

Fulminant meningococcemia is a relatively rare life-threatening disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis. The clinical presentation is varied, but, when associated with myocarditis, it carries a particularly poor prognosis. We report a case of a patient with fulminant meningococcemia who subsequentl...

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Main Authors: Rania Bouneb, Manel Mellouli, Haifa Regaieg, Senda Majdoub, Imed Chouchène, Mohamed Boussarsar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2018-03-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/29/149/pdf/149.pdf