Chronic meningococcal meningitis. An association with C5 deficiency.
A 44-year-old man with a history of presumed meningococcal meningitis 32 years before, presented with a three-month illness, characterized by fever, 13.5-kg (30-lb) weight loss, occipital headache, shoulder pain, and muscle weakness, which had been diagnosed as "polymyositis" and treated accordingly. Evaluation revealed meningococcal meningitis due to serogroup W135 and a C5 deficiency. Evidence for the occurrence of chronic meningococcal meningitis is described.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003182:Complement C5 / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000276:immunology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification; D012008:Recurrence; D012703:Serotyping; D013997:Time Factors
D003182:Complement C5