Acute septic arthritis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W-135. 1980

R L Brawley, and W J Barson, and R Palmer, and M D Hilty, and K Koranyi

Neisseria meningitidis, serogroup W-135 was isolated from blood cultures of a 22-month-old child with acute septic arthritis of the left knee. Recovery was complete after treatment with penicillin G. Acute septic arthritis may be the initial presentation of disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W-135.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D009345 Neisseria meningitidis A species of gram-negative, aerobic BACTERIA. It is a commensal and pathogen only of humans, and can be carried asymptomatically in the NASOPHARYNX. When found in cerebrospinal fluid it is the causative agent of cerebrospinal meningitis (MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL). It is also found in venereal discharges and blood. There are at least 13 serogroups based on antigenic differences in the capsular polysaccharides; the ones causing most meningitis infections being A, B, C, Y, and W-135. Each serogroup can be further classified by serotype, serosubtype, and immunotype. Diplokokkus intracellularis meningitidis,Meningococcus,Micrococcus intracellularis,Micrococcus meningitidis,Micrococcus meningitidis cerebrospinalis,Neisseria weichselbaumii
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208 Acute Disease Disease having a short and relatively severe course. Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D001170 Arthritis, Infectious Arthritis caused by BACTERIA; RICKETTSIA; MYCOPLASMA; VIRUSES; FUNGI; or PARASITES. Arthritis, Bacterial,Arthritis, Septic,Arthritis, Viral,Arthritides, Bacterial,Arthritis, Suppurative,Bacterial Arthritides,Bacterial Arthritis,Infectious Arthritis,Suppurative Arthritis,Septic Arthritis,Viral Arthritis

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