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Clinical case reports · Feb 2015
A very rare case of primary meningococcal arthritis in an adult male.
- Shin Nihonyanagi, Keisuke Sunakawa, Longzhu Cui, Tsuguto Masaki, Tatsuhiko Wada, Takayuki Hoshiyama, Masaki Nakamura, Yoko Takayama, Yuhsaku Kanoh, Akifumi Ogawa, Masayoshi Shichiri, and Hideaki Hanaki.
- Department of Medical Laboratory, Kitasato University Hospital 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan ; Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences and Laboratory for Antimicrobial Agents, Kitasato University 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
- Clin Case Rep. 2015 Feb 1; 3 (2): 76-80.
AbstractWe report here a very rare case of primary meningococcal arthritis of the knee joint without clinical features associated with meningococcemia, meningitis, or meningococcal complications. The patient suffered from diabetes mellitus and had experienced two episodes of joint trauma. Intravenous infusion of ampicillin/sulbactam for 18 consecutive days was successful.
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