title: [Recurrent Neisseria meningitidis meningitis associated with homozygote complement C7 fraction deficiency].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, CHU Purpan, Toulouse.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Angibaud
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rascol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clanet
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003184:Complement C7
vernacular_title: Méningite récidivante à Neisseria meningitidis associée à un déficit homozygote en fraction C7 du complément.