title: Primary meningococcal arthritis of sacroiliac joint: a rare case report.
abstract: Infection of the sacroiliac joint is a rare entity. Clinical signs and symptoms are usually nonspecific and result in delayed diagnosis. We report a rare case of primary meningococcal arthritis of right sacroiliac joint in an 11-year-old male child. Synovial fluid aspirated from the joint space showed Gram-negative diplococci which were confirmed as Neisseria meningitidis by culture and necessary biochemical tests followed by serogrouping by using polyvalent antisera. He was treated successfully with antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology , M. K. C. G Medical College, Brahmapur sishubhaban, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Narasimham
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasupalak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parida
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents