Persistent fever syndrome secondary to brain abscesses: a rare complication of the meningococcemia
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Abscess. Brain. Meningococcal.Abstract
Meningococcal disease is caused by hematogenous spreading of Neisseria meningitidis. Meningococcal sepsis occurs in around 20% of cases of meningococcal disease, meningitis in 50% and, to a lesser extent, other conditions such as pneumonia, arthritis, urethritis, conjunctivitis or pericarditis. Brain abscesses are a rare complication.
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