title: Acute polyarthritis as sole manifestation of meningococcal disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina López
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Juan Gómez
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Octavio
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Isea
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petkova
authors.forename: Olga Sánchez
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Pernaute
authors.forename: Manuel L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fernández Guerrero
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone