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Meningococcal endocarditis presenting as cellulitis

V H Lin1, R S Parekh, M A McQuillan

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
|October 1, 1995
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This case study highlights rare instances of meningococcal disease manifesting as cellulitis and endocarditis in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease. Autoimmune conditions increase susceptibility to meningococcal infections, necessitating consideration in differential diagnoses.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Rheumatology
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is an autoimmune disorder with overlapping features of other connective tissue diseases.
  • Meningococcal disease, caused by Neisseria meningitidis, typically presents with meningitis or sepsis.
  • Autoimmune diseases are known risk factors for invasive meningococcal infections.

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