Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2009
A 5-year-old child has the following symptoms: body temperature up to 40°C, acute headache, vomiting, anxiety, shiver. 4 days later there appeared hemorrhagic skin rash, oliguria and adrenal insufficiency that caused death. Bacteriological examination of pharyngeal smears revealed meningococcus. What form of meningococcal infection was it?
Answer options
- Meningococcemia
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- Meningoencephalitis
- Meningococcal nasopharyngitis
- Meningococcal meningitis
Correct answer
Meningococcemia
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