Open AccessRare generalized form of meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W
Author(s) -
Л. Н. Мазанкова,
Э. Р. Самитова,
Н. В. Короид,
М. Н. Ермакова,
А А Чебуркин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
žurnal infektologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.185
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2499-9865
pISSN - 2072-6732
DOI - 10.22625/2072-6732-2020-12-1-11-118
Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , medicine , osteomyelitis , meningococcal disease , neisseriaceae , ankle , arthritis , wrist , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics
The article presents current data on the high epidemiological and social significance of meningococcal infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis W in the Russian Federation and abroad. The article contains a review of the literature on the clinical features of the course of generalized forms of meningococcal infection caused by serogroup W. The clinical observation of a rare variant of generalized meningococcal infection with the development of acute epiphyseal osteomyelitis of the distal epiphysis of the right tibia, arthritis of the right ankle joint, right wrist joint, joints of 1-st right toe in an early childhood is described.