Meningococcemia Meningococcemia, like many other gram-negative blood infections, can cause disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), which is the inappropriate clotting of blood within the vessels. DIC can cause ischemic tissue damage when upstream thrombi obstruct blood flow and haemorrhage because clotting factors are exhausted. Small bleeds into the skin cause the characteristic petechial rash, which appears with a star-like shape. This is due to the release of toxins into the blood that break down the walls of blood vessels. A rash can develop under the skin due to blood leakage that may leave red or brownish pinprick spots, which can develop into purple bruising.<unk>  rash can usually be confirmed by a glass test in which the rash does not fade away under pressure. Meningitis<unk>  meningitis is a form of bacterial meningitis. Meningitis is a<unk>  caused by inflammation and irritation of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. In<unk>  meningitis this is caused by the bacteria invading the cerebrospinal fluid and circulating through the central nervous system. Sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, Western Europe, the UK, and Ireland still face many challenges combating this<unk> . Other types As with any gram-negative bacterium, N. meningitidis can infect a variety of sites.<unk>  pneumonia can appear during influenza pandemics and in military camps. This is a multilobar, rapidly evolving pneumonia, sometimes associated with septic shock. With prompt treatment, the prognosis is excellent. Another alternative is dexamethasone with vancomycin and meropenem. Pericarditis can appear, either as a septic pericarditis with grave prognosis or as a reactive pericarditis in the wake of meningitis or septicaemia.
Meningococcal disease
Disseminated disease
Postvaccinal encephalitis
Meningeal syphilis
Leukomyelitis
Herpesviral meningitis
Granulomatous meningoencephalitis
Fungal meningitis