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. 2008 Apr;1(1):49-50.
doi: 10.1007/s12245-008-0012-8. Epub 2008 Mar 15.

Meningococcemia

Wei-Jing Lee  1 , Yu-Hui Lu, Jung-Chun Lei
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Meningococcemia

Wei-Jing Lee et al. Int J Emerg Med. 2008 Apr.
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Photograph of the patient showing multiple petechial spots over the abdominal wall
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen revealed absent opacification of the renal cortex and enhancement of subcapsular and juxtamedullary areas and the medulla without excretion of contrast medium
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