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CASE HISTORY


2.5 year old boy admitted with purpura and fever.


Paediatric assessment:
Temp 39.3, Pulse 134, RR 40, CRT 6 seconds, BP unrecordable, femoral pulses present but weak.
Cyanosed, Saturation 75% in air.  Widespread creps.
GCS 9/15, Neck stiffness+
Purpuric rash on chest.
Bloods sent for FBC, clotting, U&E, and culture


Diagnosis:Meningococcal meningitis.


Treatment:Antibiotics intravenously.
Fluids 40 ml/kg colloid in 2 boluses and 10 ml/kg crystalloid over 1 hour, then maintenance fluids.


Some improvement of CRT so left on the ward.


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