Link to this page
Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology
| Preferred Name | Meningococcal meningitis | |
| Synonyms |
|
|
| Definitions |
Meningococcal meningitis is an acute bacterial disease caused by <i>Neisseria meningitides</i> that presents usually, but not always, with a rash (non blanching petechial or purpuric rash), progressively developing signs of meningitis (fever, vomiting, headache, photophobia, and neck stiffness) and later leading to confusion, delirium and drowsiness. Neck stiffness and photophobia are often absent in infants and young children who may manifest nonspecific signs such as irritability, inconsolable crying, poor feeding, and a bulging fontanel. Meningococcal meningitis may also present as part of early or late onset sepsis in neonates. The disease is potentially fatal. Surviving patients may develop neurological sequelae that include sensorineural hearing loss, seizures, spasticity, attention deficits and intellectual disability. |
|
| ID |
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_33475 |
|
| definition |
Meningococcal meningitis is an acute bacterial disease caused by <i>Neisseria meningitides</i> that presents usually, but not always, with a rash (non blanching petechial or purpuric rash), progressively developing signs of meningitis (fever, vomiting, headache, photophobia, and neck stiffness) and later leading to confusion, delirium and drowsiness. Neck stiffness and photophobia are often absent in infants and young children who may manifest nonspecific signs such as irritability, inconsolable crying, poor feeding, and a bulging fontanel. Meningococcal meningitis may also present as part of early or late onset sepsis in neonates. The disease is potentially fatal. Surviving patients may develop neurological sequelae that include sensorineural hearing loss, seizures, spasticity, attention deficits and intellectual disability.
|
|
| definition_citation |
Orphanet
|
|
| expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=en&Expert=33475 |
|
| has_age_of_onset |
All ages
|
|
| has_inheritance |
Not applicable
|
|
| hasDbXref |
ICD-10:A39.0+ MedDRA:10027249 ICD-11:1C1C.0 UMLS:C0025294 MeSH:D008585 ICD-10:G01*
|
|
| label |
Meningococcal meningitis
|
|
| notation |
ORPHA:33475
|
|
| part_of | ||
| prefixIRI |
ORDO:Orphanet_33475
|
|
| prefLabel |
Meningococcal meningitis
|
|
| present_in |
Europe AND has_point_prevalence_range : 1-9 / 100 000 United States AND has_annual_incidence_average_value : 0.8 AND has_annual_incidence_range : 1-9 / 1 000 000 France AND has_annual_incidence_average_value : 2.3 AND has_annual_incidence_range : 1-9 / 100 000 New Zealand AND has_annual_incidence_average_value : 2.7 AND has_annual_incidence_range : 1-9 / 100 000
|
|
| treeView | ||
| subClassOf |
| Delete | Subject | Author | Type | Created |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No notes to display |