A Double Whammy Pneumonia: The First Reported Case of Concurrent and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia

Meningococcal pneumonia (MP) is a rare manifestation of meningococcal disease. The MP was first described in 1907 when Neisseria meningitidis (NM) isolates were identified in sputum samples obtained from soldiers with pneumonia. Preceding and concurrent viral infections constitute a major risk for M...

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Main Authors: Michael Valdez MD (Author), Rupam Sharma MD (Author), Jaspreet Joshi MS4 (Author), Harleen Sandhu MD (Author), Shikha Mishra MD (Author), Rasha Kuran MD (Author), Arash Heidari MD (Author)
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Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Meningococcal pneumonia (MP) is a rare manifestation of meningococcal disease. The MP was first described in 1907 when Neisseria meningitidis (NM) isolates were identified in sputum samples obtained from soldiers with pneumonia. Preceding and concurrent viral infections constitute a major risk for MP. During the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic, a significant increase in MP cases were reported in patients with preceding influenza infection. Despite the end of the last H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2010, seasonal influenza infections still pose a risk for simultaneous MP. History appears to be repeating itself with concomitant bacterial and viral coinfection amid the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Herein presented is a unique case of an elderly woman who presented with, to the best of our knowledge, the first reported case of possible concurrent SARS-CoV-2 and MP infections.
Item Description:2324-7096
10.1177/23247096221111764