Primary Meningococcal Type C Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Acute septic arthritis is a common clinical problem in emergency departments. Primary meningococcal arthritis (PMA) is very rare and few cases are reported in literature. D. B. M. consulted the emergency department for knee pain and fever; analysis showed that the cause was a Neisseria meningitidis...

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Published inCase reports in orthopedics Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Hinzpeter, Jaime, Sato, Yoshiro, Catalan, Jaime, Barahona, Maximiliano
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Arthritis
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Meningococcal infections
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Summary:Acute septic arthritis is a common clinical problem in emergency departments. Primary meningococcal arthritis (PMA) is very rare and few cases are reported in literature. D. B. M. consulted the emergency department for knee pain and fever; analysis showed that the cause was a Neisseria meningitidis type C infection. He received a treatment consisting of 2 arthroscopies and 5 weeks of antibiotics. At five weeks he returned to work and at 2 months he resumed sports (jogging and soccer) without complaints. Primary arthritis of the knee caused by Neisseria meningitidis is very rare. It has a very good response to antibiotics and arthroscopy procedure. Short-term follow-up and functional results are often good or excellent.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Paul E. Di Cesare
ISSN:2090-6749
2090-6757
DOI:10.1155/2017/4696014