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meningococcal meningitis
Disease Summary
Associated Targets (4)
Tchem
2
Tbio
2
Mondo Description An acute bacterial disease caused by Neisseria meningitides that presents usually, but not always, with a rash (non blanching petechial or purpuric rash), progressively developing signs of meningitis (fever, vomiting, headache, photophobia, and neck stiffness) and later leading to confusion, delirium and drowsiness. Neck stiffness and photophobia are often absent in infants and young children who may manifest nonspecific signs such as irritability, inconsolable crying, poor feeding, and a bulging fontanel. Meningococcal meningitis may also present as part of early or late onset sepsis in neonates. The disease is potentially fatal. Surviving patients may develop neurological sequelae that include sensorineural hearing loss, seizures, spasticity, attention deficits and intellectual disability.
Disease Ontology Description A bacterial meningitis that has_material_basis_in Neisseria meningitidis infection.
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Description from Mondo Disease Ontology.
Description from Disease Ontology
DataSources which have contributed target associations to this disease, and the identifiers by which the disease is referenced.
COHD:438338
DOID:0080176
EFO:1001040
ICD10:A39.0
ICD9:036.0
MESH:D008585
Orphanet:33475
SCTID:192644005
UMLS:C0025294
MONDO:0018059
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