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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 2003
Case Reports[Primary meningococcal-monoarthritis (Neisseria meningitidis serotype C) in a child].
- E M te Poele, J F G M Meis, and G P J M Gerrits.
- Afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Weg door Jonkerbos 100, 6532 SZ Nijmegen.
- Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2003 Jan 25;147(4):167-8.
AbstractA 26-month-old girl had a painful, swollen right knee, accompanied by fever and vomiting. She had had an upper respiratory tract infection for a number of days. Following a positive culture of synovial fluid, monoarthritis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serotype C without other signs of illness was diagnosed. She recovered completely after one joint aspiration and intravenous and oral antibiotic therapy. N. meningitidis serotype C infections without meningitis or septicaemia are rare, but should form part of the differential diagnosis of septic monoarthritis.
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