Title of article
Unusual presentation of meningococcal meningitis in the elderly and utility of CSF PCR testing
Author/Authors
Ranson, Elizabeth Division of Infectious Diseases - Department of Medicine - University of California, Los Angeles, USA; , Ship, Hannah Division of Infectious Diseases - Department of Medicine - University of California, Los Angeles, USA; , Garner, Omai Clinical Microbiology Laboratory - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA , Yang, Shangxin Clinical Microbiology Laboratory - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA , Bhattacharya, Debika Division of Infectious Diseases - Department of Medicine - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Pages
4
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1
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4
Abstract
We present an unusual case of a previously healthy 74-year-old man who presented with diffuse weakness, severe myalgias, petechial palmar rash and hypotension, but without fever, altered mental status, nuchal rigidity or headache, who was ultimately found through PCR testing to have meningococcal meningitis.
Keywords
elderly meningitis , meningococcal meningitis , multiplex PCR , PCR test
Journal title
Access Microbiology
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2617140
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