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First Reported Case of <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> Periorbital Cellulitis Associated With Meningitis

David V. Chand, Claudia K. Hoyen, Ethan G. Leonard, Grace A. McComsey

PEDIATRICS · 2005 · 13 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Cellulitis is a rare manifestation of meningococcal disease. We describe the case of a previously healthy 4-month-old female infant who developed periorbital cellulitis associated with meningococcal meningitis.

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Variation in Phenotypic Expression of the Opa Outer Membrane Protein and Lipooligosaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Causing Periorbital Cellulitis and Bacteremia

C C Patrick, Glenn T. Furuta, M S Edwards et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1993 · 17 citations

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