Hypokalaemia as a consistent feature of fulminant meningococcal septicaemia

Aust Paediatr J. 1971 Jun;7(2):84-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1971.tb02203.x.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / therapeutic use
  • Hypokalemia / etiology*
  • Hypotension / drug therapy
  • Hypotension / etiology
  • Infant
  • Meningococcal Infections / blood*
  • Meningococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Meningococcal Infections / etiology
  • Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Potassium / blood
  • Sepsis / blood*
  • Sodium / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Penicillins
  • Sodium
  • Potassium
  • Hydrocortisone