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Primary meningococcal arthritis: case report and review
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Primary meningococcal arthritis: case report and review
Clin Exp Rheumatol.
2002 Jul-Aug.
Abstract
A rare case of primary meningococcal arthritis of a 16-year-old female patient is described. Arthritis involved her left knee and Neisseria meningitidis was isolated from blood and from the synovial fluid. Successful treatment was achieved by the intravenous administration of penicillin G.
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