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Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman
Joint Authors
Sarinho, José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti
Arcadipane, Marília Soares e Silva
Menezes, Graziela Tavares Miola
Duarte, Danilo Fernando Costa
Cossermelli, Waldenise
Aprahamian, Ivan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sarinho, José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti& Arcadipane, Marília Soares e Silva& Menezes, Graziela Tavares Miola& Duarte, Danilo Fernando Costa& Cossermelli, Waldenise& Aprahamian, Ivan. 2015. Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058869
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sarinho, José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti…[et al.]. Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058869
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sarinho, José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti& Arcadipane, Marília Soares e Silva& Menezes, Graziela Tavares Miola& Duarte, Danilo Fernando Costa& Cossermelli, Waldenise& Aprahamian, Ivan. Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman. Case Reports in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058869
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058869