Gelfand M S, Cleveland K O, Campagna C, Zolyomi A
Department of Medical Education, Methodist Hospitals of Memphis, Tenn, USA.
South Med J. 1998 Mar;91(3):287-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199803000-00017.
Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of cellulitis. No cases of meningococcal sialadenitis have previously been reported. We recently successfully treated a patient who had meningococcal cellulitis and sialadenitis. We review previously reported cases of cellulitis due to N meningitidis and speculate on the role of underlying disease in the pathogenesis of this infection.