Meeting Abstracts1 May 1970Meningococcal Disease Due to Virulent Group C Organisms.J. A. Reinarz, M.D., F.A.C.P., M. A. Apicella, M.D., C. Ellenbogen, M.D., B. T. Fields Jr., M.D.J. A. Reinarz, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, M. A. Apicella, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, C. Ellenbogen, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, B. T. Fields Jr., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-72-5-797_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNumerous reports attest to the low mortality and benignancy of appropriately treated meningococcal disease (MD). Recent data suggest that susceptibles lack serum antibody presumably because of no prior antigenic exposure. In 1969, 18 patients with MD were diagnosed. Mortality was 22%, all with shock and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. However, significant complications occurred in 66% and included pericarditis and tamponade (two), myocarditis (eight), meningococcal pneumonia (two), septic arthritis (one), delayed resolution and severe organic brain syndrome (one), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (one). Meningitis was present in 50% on admission. All were promptly treated with high doses of penicillin and close monitoring of... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Lackland Air Force Base, Tex. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1970Volume 72, Issue 5Page: 797-797KeywordsCoagulopathyMeningitisMeningococcal diseaseMortalityMuscular dystrophiesMyocarditisPenicillinPneumoniaShockSubarachnoid hemorrhage Issue Published: 1 May 1970 PDF downloadLoading ...