Fulminant ECM is epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (ECM) clinical types, It has the following features :

1. Susceptible groups fulminant ECM prevalent in the aged with no children. Generally six months to two years old the most susceptible group ECM infants to older age, the lower the incidence. However, the death of children 1
1 year, it is still hard for us : more children out of this dangerous disease threats.

2. The risk of the onset and rapid development of the general meningococcal first penetrated the upper airway. 1-2 days into the blood circulation, and cerebral spinal 1-2 invading Japanese system and the incidence of fulminant ECM almost no symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. there is a short period of time or sepsis and / or meningitis performance, a rapid period of severe, life-threatening.

3. Dangerous condition posed by its vicious clinical performance is divided into three types : (1) septic shock type, characterized by circulatory failure to rapidly and the performance of sudden high fever, shivering, pale, Jueleng limbs, lips and fingertips cyanosis, small-speed connections, or decreased blood pressure measured, oliguric or urine. Skin bruises, bruises rapidly integrated into tablets; Even a visceral adrenal hemorrhage. widely disseminated intravascular coagulation occurred, the patient quickly failure. (2) to severe intracranial hypertension meningoencephalitis-oriented features, performance severe headache, vomiting, frequent and intense manner. hypertension, slow pulse strong and repeated or prolonged seizure quickly fell into a coma. (3) mixed with the performance of the above two types, the most important condition is a type, high mortality. Even using antibiotics, the mortality rate is still more than 10% of type.

This article was posted on 2007-02-27