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Primary Meningococcal Type C Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Barahona, Maximiliano
Sato, Yoshiro
Hinzpeter, Jaime
Catalan, Jaime
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute septic arthritis is a common clinical problem in emergency departments.
Primary meningococcal arthritis (PMA) is very rare and few cases are reported in literature.
D.
B.
M.
consulted the emergency department for knee pain and fever; analysis showed that the cause was a Neisseria meningitidis type C infection.
He received a treatment consisting of 2 arthroscopies and 5 weeks of antibiotics.
At five weeks he returned to work and at 2 months he resumed sports (jogging and soccer) without complaints.
Primary arthritis of the knee caused by Neisseria meningitidis is very rare.
It has a very good response to antibiotics and arthroscopy procedure.
Short-term follow-up and functional results are often good or excellent.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barahona, Maximiliano& Catalan, Jaime& Sato, Yoshiro& Hinzpeter, Jaime. 2017. Primary Meningococcal Type C Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barahona, Maximiliano…[et al.]. Primary Meningococcal Type C Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Barahona, Maximiliano& Catalan, Jaime& Sato, Yoshiro& Hinzpeter, Jaime. Primary Meningococcal Type C Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148308
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148308