title: [Neisseria meningitidis arthritis in 4-year-old child].
abstract: A case presentation of primary meningococcal arthritis. The patient, a four-year and four-month old boy was admitted with fever, pain in the left shoulder and adenitis. The patient received relevant treatment with penicillin and arthroscopic irrigation. The patient recovered completely. Neisseria meningitidis was isolated from the shoulder's synovial fluid.
authors.affiliation: Ortopaedkirurgisk Afdeling, Kolding Sygehus, DK-6000 Kolding, Denmark. skrivtilstryhn@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Torben
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stryhn
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haller
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011859:Radiography; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents