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Case Reports
. 1991 Mar;67(785):297-8.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.67.785.297.

Disseminated gonococcal infection associated with deficiency of the second component of complement

P H McWhinney  1 , P Langhorne, W C Love, K Whaley
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Case Reports

Disseminated gonococcal infection associated with deficiency of the second component of complement

P H McWhinney et al. Postgrad Med J. 1991 Mar.

Abstract

A case of C2 deficiency presenting with disseminated gonococcal infection is described. The predisposition of C2-deficient individuals to infection in addition to the commoner problem of immune complex diseases is noted. Attention is drawn to the absence of documented cases of gonococcal infection associated with C2 deficiency. No other homozygous C2 deficient family members were identified. Lifelong penicillin prophylaxis was recommended for the patient.

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