Meningococcal meningitis, a life-threatening disease with a dangerous skin rash: two case reports

• Main Authors: Hamdy Ibrahim (Author), Safwat Abdel Maksod (Author), Magdy Khorshed (Author), Ahmed Alsisi (Author), Nasser Fouad (Author), Hanan Rady (Author), Alaaa Al Amir (Author), Adel Mohamed (Author), Mohamed Hosny (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Meningococcal meningitis (MM) is a medical emergency that progresses rapidly to cause life-threatening organ failure, and a high level of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and intervention with antibiotics and fluid resuscitation. Herein, we present two cases of meningococcal mening...