Friday, April 27, 2018

Meningococcal meningitis: Stomach pain should be seen as a warning sign

Patients with meningococcal infection generally develop symptoms including a high temperature, vomiting and a stiff neck. But they might also just have a bad stomach ache. This can be so severe that they are sometimes wrongly operated for appendicitis. Researchers decided to investigate the question. And the results speak for themselves: 10% of patients infected by the meningococcal strain that is on the rise in Europe suffer from abdominal pain.



from Top Health News – ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2vRXBRk
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