A team of doctors at a UAE hospital saved a 42-year-old man suffering from acute meningococcemia and multi-organ failures. The patient was initially presented with high fever, dizziness, muscle pain, and severe foot pain. Upon developing a breathing problem, he was admitted to the emergency department of the hospital. An internal medicine specialist examined him and found hypotension and mild purple discoloration in his feet.
The doctor suspected sepsis due to meningococcal infection. A microbiologist at the hospital confirmed the Neisseria meningitidis infection, which causes meningococcemia. Further, the internal medicine specialist diagnosed the patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation as a result of meningococcemia. Meanwhile, the patient’s condition deteriorated with acute respiratory distress, acute kidney failure, gangrene in the toes, and abnormal blood clotting in…
