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Case Reports
. 1987 May;23(1):53-6.

Recurrent meningococcal meningitis associated with deficiencies of C8 and anti-meningococcal antibody

R P Cooke, M Zafar, M R Haeney
  • PMID: 3112405
Case Reports

Recurrent meningococcal meningitis associated with deficiencies of C8 and anti-meningococcal antibody

R P Cooke et al. J Clin Lab Immunol. 1987 May.

Abstract

A patient with fatal recurrent meningococcal meningitis is described. Detailed complement and immunological investigation revealed a combined deficiency of C8 and anti-meningococcal antibody. An inability to make anti-meningococcal antibody in C8 deficient patients has not been previously reported.

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