ArticleCase reports in medicine2015
Primary meningococcal polyarthritis in an adult woman.
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- Two Cases of Rare Manifestations Due toMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- Review
- Meningococcal arthritis and myopericarditis: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Acute polyarthritis in a young patient caused by meningococcal and parvovirus B19 infections: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2016Review
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Abstract
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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