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Life Threatening? No Write-up: This case was received from a health care professional on 10 October 2007. Additional information was received from a newspaper article. An 18-year-old female patient received a meningococcal vaccine (name, manufacturer, and lot number not reported) on an unspecified date. The patient, who was a college freshman, travelled on 05 October 2007 to visit her family for the weekend. She reportedly felt "slightly ill" upon her arrival, and subsequently took an aspirin and went to bed, awakening at 1:30pm the following afternoon ''appearing refreshed". She became feverish again that night, and awoke at 1:00am the morning of 07 October 2007 with chills and a severe headache, complaining that "my head is about to explode". She was taken to a local hospital, where a CAT scan of the brain revealed meningococcal disease in her brain and brain stem. She was immediately transferred to another hospital, and died that evening of 07 October 2007 due to complications of meningitis. The health department noted that "lab tests have not yet confirmed the strain of meningitis" but that it was "likely the type not prevented by the vaccination". Past medical history and concomitant medications were unknown: it was not known if the patient was ill at the time of vaccination. 10/18/07 Patient name received from FDA. 10/18/07 Received death certificate from funeral home which states COD as brain death due to cerebral herniation and meningoencephalitis. 10/26/07 Received vax record from pcp which indicates patient received HPV & Menactra on 5/10/2007. VAERS database updated w/same. Vax record indicates patient also received 2nd dose of HPV 6/13/2007, Lot # 0523U, left arm. 11/27/07 Reviewed hospital medical records which reveal patient experienced HA, fever & neck pain x 1 day. Had come home from college 10/5 & developed chills next day. Seen in outlying ER where LP showed high pressure, grossly purulent CSF growing meningococcus. Intubated & IV antibiotics started & transferred to higher level of care. Neurosurgery & ID consults don | ||||||||||||||||||||
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