Meningococcemia
Alternative names:
meningococcal septicemia
Symptoms:
Symptoms may be very few at first: - fever
- petechial rash
- irritability
- anxious appearing
Later symptoms and signs - appears acutely ill
- changing level of consciousness
- shock
- large areas of hemorrhage and/or thrombosis under the skin
Signs and tests:
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