Journal of clinical microbiology
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J. Clin. Microbiol. · Aug 2001
Case ReportsWaldenström's disease complicated by recurrent meningococcal arthritis.
Meningococcal arthritis is rare. We report a patient in whom a first episode of meningococcal arthritis revealed Waldenström's disease and who experienced a second episode of meningococcal arthritis 8 years later. We suggest that an impaired immune response secondary to Waldenström's disease favored the recurrence of meningococcal arthritis.