To the Editor.— Data from a recent report by Corrigan and Jordan 1 cast doubt on the effectiveness of heparin sodium in improving the survival of patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Experience with a patient with Neisseria meningitidis septicemia and meningitis, who responded to treatment for shock, supports the concept of treating the patient, not the importance of the clotting studies. Report of a Case.— A 23-month-old boy was brought to the hospital because of irritability, refusal to eat, and fever. The child was acutely ill, with a temperature of 105 F, a pulse rate of 126 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 36 per minute, and a blood pressure of 90/60 mm Hg. Petechiae were present in the conjunctiva, and skin of the trunk and extremities. Lumbar puncture yielded clear cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with 145 neutrophils per cubic millimeter. Gram-negative diplococci were found in the smear. The CSF