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Meningococcemia Caused by Serogroup W135Association With Hypogammaglobulinemia
Irving E. Salit, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1981;141(5):664-665.
Abstract
• Meningococcemia caused by serogroup W135 occurred in four patients during a period of nine months. Three of the patients had hypogammaglobulinemia with normal hemolytic complement levels; the fourth had normal immunoglobulin levels one year after her illness. None of the patients had classic meningitis. One patient had pneumonia; one appeared to have encephalitis with mild meningismus; and two had sepsis without localizing signs or symptoms. Patients with hypoglammaglobulinemia are predisposed to the development of meningococcemia, and the incidence of W135 carriage in the population is increasing.
(Arch Intern Med 1981;141:664-665)
Author Affiliations
From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and Vancouver General Hospital. Dr Salit is now with the Division of Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 10, 1980.
Reprint requests to Division of Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Salit).
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