Open AccessUnusual presentation of meningococcal meningitis in the elderly and utility of CSF PCR testing
Author(s) -
Elizabeth L Ranson,
Hannah Ship,
Omai B. Garner,
Shangxin Yang,
Debika Bhattacharya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
access microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2516-8290
DOI - 10.1099/acmi.0.000158
Subject(s) - meningococcal meningitis , meningitis , petechial rash , medicine , rash , presentation (obstetrics) , weakness , pediatrics , neisseria meningitidis , dermatology , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
We present an unusual case of a previously healthy 74-year-old man who presented with diffuse weakness, severe myalgias, petechial palmar rash and hypotension, but without fever, altered mental status, nuchal rigidity or headache, who was ultimately found through PCR testing to have meningococcal meningitis.