Primary meningococcal arthritis: case report and review
Giamarellos-Bourboulis, E.J.; Grecka, P.; Petrikkos, G.L.; Toskas, A.; Katsilambros, N.
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 20(4): 553-554
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-856X PMID: 12175114 Document Number: 546274
A rare case of primary meningococcal arthritis of a 16-year-old female patient is described. Arthritis involved her left knee and Neisseria meningitidis was isolated from blood and from the synovial fluid. Successful treatment was achieved by the intravenous administration of penicillin G.
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