Fatal Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to Neisseria meningitidis group B in a paediatric patient during the phone consultation era

• Główni autorzy: Marta Serafin (Autor), Ewa Czerwińska (Autor), Marian Koźbiał (Autor), Mariusz Leszczyński (Autor), Leszek Szenborn (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Termedia Publishing House, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Owing to uncharacteristic initial symptoms and rapid progression, invasive meningococcal disease is still a challenge to diagnose and treat, even in high-income countries. Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a potentially fatal complication of invasive meningococcal disease, presenting as acute adre...