Chronic Meningococcemia Without Localizing Signs*
Authors: SAMUEL S. RIVEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 May 1931Chronic Meningococcemia Without Localizing SignsReport of a CaseSAMUEL S. RIVEN, M.D., ABEL A. APPLEBAUM, M.D.SAMUEL S. RIVEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ABEL A. APPLEBAUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-11-1387 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptChronic meningococcemia without localizing signs is a comparatively rare disease, although more frequent reports of its occurrence have appeared in recent years. It offers an explanation for a limited number of cases of prolonged fever without any apparent cause. Gwynn in 1898 first demonstrated the meningococcus in the blood stream. Salomon1(1902) described a sepsis which persisted for eight weeks and repeated positive blood cultures for the meningococcus were obtained. A localization of the sepsis in the meninges was noted later. Further instances of meningococcus septicemia have been reported by Andrewes2, Liebermeister3, Warfield and Walker4, Morgan5, Neergard6, Graves, Dulaney and...Bibliography1 SALOMON H: Ueber Meningokokkenseptikāme, Berl. klin. Wochnschr., 39:1045-1048, 1902. Google Scholar2 ANDREWES FW: A case of Acute Meningococcal Septicemia, Lancet, Lond., 1:1172, 1906. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 LIEBERMEISTER G: Ueber Meningokokkensepsis, München med. Wochnschr., 55: 1978-1980, 1908. Google Scholar4 WARFIELDWALKER LMJK: Ulcerative Endocarditis Caused by Meningococcus, Pennsylvania Hospital, Ayer Clin. Lab., 1:81, 1903. Google Scholar5 MORGAN HJ: Chronic Meningococcus Septicemia, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., Aug., 1921. Google Scholar6 NEERGARD AE: Meningococcus Bacteremia, M. Clin. N. America, 9:461-469, Sept., 1925. Google Scholar7 GRAVESDULANEYMICHELSON WRADID: Chronic Meningococcemia; Report of a Case, J.A.M.A. 92:1923-1925, June 8, 1929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 SPIRITBRAUN JM: Zur Klinik der Meningokokkensepsis, Klin. Wochnschr., 6:1048, May 28, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 LEMMERS-DANFORTH I: Meningococcus Infection Without Meningitis, Ztschr. f. Kinderh., 44:551-555, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10 VESELLBARSKY HJ: Chronic Meningococcus Septicemia, Amer. J. Med. Sc., 179:589-599, May, 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 HERRICK WW: Extrameningeal Meningococcus Infections, Arch. Int. Med. 23:409, April, 1919. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12 ELSERHUNTOON WJFM: Studies on Meningitis, J. Med. Res. 20:371, June, 1909. Google Scholar13 CECILSOPER RLWB: Meningococcus Endocarditis with Septicemia, Arch. Int. Med. 8:1, April, 1911. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14 DOCK W: Intermittent Fever of Seven Months' Duration due to Meningococcemia, J.A.M.A. 83:31-33, July 5, 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15 MARLOWE FW: Meningococcemia, Report of Case with Recovery, J.A.M.A. 92:619-621, Feb. 23, 1929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16 BLOEDORN WA: Meningococcus Septicemia, Amer. J. Med. Sc. 162:881, Dec. 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17 FONTANELLEBOURDELLES PB: Diagnosis of Meningococcus Meningitis, Compt. rend. Soc. de biol. 90:766-767, March 28, 1924. Google Scholar18 LEBOURDELLES B: Frequent Presence of Meningococcus in Purpura Infections, Presse Med. 33:660-661, May 20, 1925; Abstr. J.A.M.A. 85:154, July 11, 1925. Google Scholar19 BROWN CL: Skin Lesions in Meningococcus Septicemia, Am. J. Dis. Child. 27:598-602, June, 1924. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, Mich.*From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChronic meningococcemiaPERSISTENT BENIGN MENINGOCOCCAL BACTERIÆMIA, WITH A REPORT OF A CASE 1 May 1931Volume 4, Issue 11Page: 1387-1394KeywordsBloodFeversHospital medicineMeningesMeningococcemiaNeisseria meningitidisRiversSepsis Issue Published: 1 May 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...