Serogroup C meningococcal osteomyelitis: a case report and review of the literature.
A rare case of a 7-year-old boy with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C is presented. The diagnosis of osteomyelitis was made by bone scintigraphy and a blood culture confirmed meningococci as the cause of the disease. Meningococcal osteomyelitis is exceptionally rare and to our knowledge, serogroup C meningococci have not been previously reported as a cause.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. gbuijze@partners.org
Geert Alexander
GA
Buijze
Anneke Willemina Hanna
AW
Snoep
Judith
J
Brevoord
D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D038542:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging