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
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
