1973
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5869.733
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Allergic Complications of Meningococcal Disease I--Clinical Aspects

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“…The erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESRs) in 34 patients were be¬ tween 20 and 50 mm/hr, between 51 and 100 mm/hr, and 100 mm/hr or more in five (15%), 15 Five patients became afebrile within five days of initiation of antibiotic ther¬ apy. Fever persisted for five to nine days in ten cases and was prolonged for ten days or longer in 25 cases.…”
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“…The erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESRs) in 34 patients were be¬ tween 20 and 50 mm/hr, between 51 and 100 mm/hr, and 100 mm/hr or more in five (15%), 15 Five patients became afebrile within five days of initiation of antibiotic ther¬ apy. Fever persisted for five to nine days in ten cases and was prolonged for ten days or longer in 25 cases.…”
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“…Management consisted of antibiotic therapy in all patients, open incision and drainage in 17 patients (36%), and multiple aspirations in 12 patients (25%). Of the remaining 19 patients,15 patients had a single arthrocentesis performed and four patients had no aspiration. Early-onset arthritis appeared to be related to bacteremia whereas late-onset arthritis may be imIn the 16-year period from January 1969 through December 1984, data were col¬ lected prospectively on 2,089 cases of acute bacterial meningitis in pediatrie patients admitted to either Parkland Memorial Hos¬…”
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“…Arthritis onset shows up between one to 12 days after the initial illness 12 . There are some risk factors related to the arthritis immune-mediated reactions that fit with our patient: severe disease, serogroup C infections, and age (higher frequency in teenagers and young adults) 12 . …”
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“…Além do choque, são relatados usualmente CI�D, coma e insuficiência respiratória nas formas de DM-MS e DM-S 11 26 30 Nesta série, embora o choque tenha predominado na DM-S, a freqüência de CI�D, coma, e insuficiência respiratória à evolução, foi semelhante na DM-S e DM-MS. Durante a evolução, a presença mais significativa de sinais de localização e crises convulsivas na DM-M denuncia o acometimento mais grave do SNC nesta forma clínica, diferenciada estatisticamente não só em relação a DM-S, mas, curiosamente, também em comparação à DM-MS. Outras manifestações como artrite e úlceras de pele na evolução da DM foram apresentações freqüentes nesta e em outras séries 8 14 . As artrites são registradas mais comumente nos casos com DM sistêmica grave (DM-S e DM-MS) 35 , sendo os adultos mais propensos que as crianças 25 35 . Surgem, em geral, mais tardiamente sendo então consideradas como resultantes de mecanismos imuno-alérgicos.…”
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