Open AccessChild with serogroup W135 primary meningococcal septic arthritis
Author(s) -
AR Fidder,
B. de Hartog,
Tina E Faber
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-229510
Subject(s) - medicine , septic arthritis , meningitis , sepsis , meningococcal disease , pneumonia , serotype , arthritis , pericarditis , neisseria meningitidis , lemierre's syndrome , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , immunology , thrombosis , biology , bacteria , genetics , thrombophlebitis
Over the last decade, there has been a concerning increase in the number of invasive meningococcal serotype W infections in Europe. Although sepsis and meningitis are the most feared complications, focal complications of systemic disease such as pneumonia, pericarditis and arthritis can also occur. We present a rare case of isolated meningococcal W135 arthritis of the hip without invasive meningococcal disease in a 6-year-old patient.