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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2003, p. 3996-3997, Vol. 41, No. 8
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3996-3997.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Fatal Acute Cellulitis Due to Neisseria meningitidis

Gian-Luigi Cartolano,1* Christophe Barbier,2 Leïla Arnoult,2 Didier Simon,3 Jean-Louis Ricome,2 and Jan Hayon2

Department of Microbiology,1 Intensive Care Unit,2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, CHI Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 78105 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France3

Received 11 April 2003/ Returned for modification 4 May 2003/ Accepted 1 June 2003

We describe the first fatal evolution of cellulitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y involving an 85-year-old woman. She presented with an extensive cellulitis of the left side of the face, neck, and thorax and septic shock. In spite of active antibiotic therapy, evolution was rapidly fatal.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Service de Microbiologie, CHI Poissy/St Germain en Laye, 20 rue Armagis, 78100 St Germain en Laye, France. Phone: 01.39.27.42.84. Fax: 01.39.27.42.86. E-mail: gianluig{at}club-internet.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2003, p. 3996-3997, Vol. 41, No. 8
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3996-3997.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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