Acute polyarthritis as sole manifestation of meningococcal disease

J Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Jan;18(1):42-3. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31823ee3e6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Fever / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Male
  • Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Meningococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Meningococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ceftriaxone