Primary meningococcal polyarthritis in a young man.
We report a rare occurrence of primary meningococcal polyarthritis in a 19-year-old man. The fluid in the elbow joint showed Gram-negative diplococci but the culture was sterile. The diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction targeting crgA gene of Neisseria meningitidis.
Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029,India.
Nishant
N
Verma
Rachna
R
Verma
Seema
S
Sood
Bimal Kumar
BK
Das
Paramjeet
P
Singh
Ashok
A
Kumar
Arti
A
Kapil
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone