Clinical forms of meningococcal arthritis: a study of five cases.
Five cases of meningococcal arthritis are described. Two clinical forms were observed: an early-onset acute polyarthritis (Type I) and a late-onset subacute monoarthritis (Type II). The 2 clinical subsets may represent sequential stages, an early bacteremic and a late stage of joint localization. To improve patient classification, diagnostic criteria are proposed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis; D013997:Time Factors