[Septic arthritis due to meningococcus. Report an atypical case presentation].
| Autor: | Ramón de Dios J; Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital de Txagorritxu. Vitoria. Álava. España., Julia López de Goikoetxea A, Carlos Vesga J |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Reumatologia clinica [Reumatol Clin] 2008 May; Vol. 4 (3), pp. 117-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Oct 28. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S1699-258X(08)71815-1 |
| Abstrakt: | We have observed the case of a 73-years-old man with a septic monoarthritis affecting the left knee due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B, without previous traumatism, fever, headache or meningeal symptoms. The patient didńt present risk factors of meningococcal infection. The infection was resolved satisfactorily with parenteral ceftriaxone during 2 weeks and oral ciprofloxacin during 1 month. (Copyright © 2008 Elsevier España. Reumatología Clínica ® Sociedad Española de Reumatología and ® Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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