Subject(s)

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/etiology , Heparin/therapeutic use , Meningococcal Infections/complications , Purpura/etiology , Adolescent , Blood Cell Count , Blood Coagulation Tests , Blood Platelets , Child , Child, Preschool , Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/drug therapy , Female , Fibrinogen/analysis , Heparin/administration & dosage , Humans , Infant , Male , Prothrombin Time , Purpura/drug therapy , Shock