Abstract
Meningococcal arthritis is rare. We report a patient in whom a first episode of meningococcal arthritis revealed Waldenström's disease and who experienced a second episode of meningococcal arthritis 8 years later. We suggest that an impaired immune response secondary to Waldenström's disease favored the recurrence of meningococcal arthritis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Arthritis, Infectious / complications*
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Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
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Arthritis, Infectious / epidemiology
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Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Meningococcal Infections / complications*
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Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology
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Meningococcal Infections / microbiology
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Middle Aged
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Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification*
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Recurrence
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Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / complications*