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Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis Mimicking Meningococcemia

Henry W. Murray, MD; Carmelita U. Tuazon, MD; John N. Sheagren, FACP

Arch Intern Med. 1977;137(7):844-847.

Abstract
Two patients with acute endocarditis attributable to Staphylococcus aureus had a clinical syndrome similar to meningococcemia with meningitis. That fulminant S aureus septicemia may on occasion be associated with hemorrhagic skin lesions, thrombocytopenia, coagulation abnormalities, and meningitis is emphasized.

(Arch Intern Med 137:844-847, 1977)

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 25, 1976.

Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, George Washington University Hospital, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037 (Dr Tuazon).

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