Open AccessChronic Meningococcemia Presenting as a Recurrent Painful Rash Without Fever in a Teenage Girl
Author(s) -
Cynthia A. Bonville,
Manika Suryadevara,
Olamide Ajagbe,
Joseph B. Domachowske
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000000700
Subject(s) - medicine , rash , girl , dermatology , pediatrics , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology
Chronic meningococcemia is a rare diagnosis seen in patients with recurrent fever and rash. We describe a case of chronic meningococcemia in a teenage girl who presented with a recurrent painful rash, without fever, over a period of 8 weeks.