[Recurrent Neisseria meningitidis meningitis associated with homozygote complement C7 fraction deficiency].
A 20-year old man had three episodes of meningococcal meningitis. Complement assays showed a complete deficiency of the seventh component of the complement system. This case emphasizes the need to perform complement assays in young patients with recurrent bacterial meningitis.
Angibaud
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Service de Neurologie, CHU Purpan, Toulouse.
Durand
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Rascol
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Clanet
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D000328:Adult; D003184:Complement C7 / Q000172:deficiency*; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000209:etiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis; D012008:Recurrence
D003184:Complement C7
Méningite récidivante à Neisseria meningitidis associée à un déficit homozygote en fraction C7 du complément.