Open AccessCase Report: Meningococcal Meningitis
Author(s) -
Lee GPC,
Mak YK,
Kam CW
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790100800209
Subject(s) - medicine , rash , meningococcal meningitis , vomiting , meningitis , pediatrics , meningococcal disease , bacterial meningitis , emergency department , antibiotics , neisseria meningitidis , surgery , psychiatry , biology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
A case of meningococcal meningitis in an adult male in March 2000 in Hong Kong is reported. The main features were fever for one day with headache, vomiting, dizziness, diffuse maculo‐papular rash, and one purpuric rash on the dorsum of right hand and stable vital signs. Incidentally, there were three other unreported cases of meningococcal infection in the city during that period. It is important for emergency physicians to recognise this life‐threatening condition in the initial stable phase to promptly provide the emergency management and to administer the antibiotic treatment to reduce mortality.