Primary meningococcal polyarthritis in an adult woman.
Case Rep Med
; 2015: 563672, 2015.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25838827
Primary joint infection caused by the Gram-negative bacteria Neisseria meningitidis is rare. Normally, joint involvement comes secondary to meningitis or severe sepsis caused by this agent. When primary arthritis is seen, monoarthritis is the most common presentation. A meningococcal polyarthritis is described in less than 10 case reports according to current literature. This case report aims to briefly review this rare clinical event in an adult woman with no previous history of rheumatological disease. Early diagnosis of polyarthritis caused by meningococcal bacteria usually present a good prognosis when properly treated.
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MEDLINE
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Idioma:
En
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Case Rep Med
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos