A very rare case of primary meningococcal arthritis in an adult male

Clinical Case Reports

Shin Nihonyanagi¹  Keisuke Sunakawa⁴  Longzhu Cui²  Tsuguto Masaki⁵  Tatsuhiko Wada⁶  Takayuki Hoshiyama⁶  Masaki Nakamura²  Yoko Takayama³  Yuhsaku Kanoh¹  Akifumi Ogawa⁵  Masayoshi Shichiri⁵ 

[1] Department of Medical Laboratory, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan;Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences and Laboratory for Antimicrobial Agents, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan;Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan;Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences and Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan;Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan;Department of Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

关键词: Arthritis;    diabetes;    joint trauma;    meningococcus;    Neisseria meningitidis;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.151

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Key Clinical Message

We 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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