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Isolated Polyarticular Septic Arthritis: An Atypical Presentation of Meningococcal Infection
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 04/18/08

Mcculloch M et al. - We are presenting a case of a 19-year-old college student with sudden-onset, asymmetric polyarticular arthritis with Neisseria meningitidis 10 days after an acute upper respiratory infection consisting of fevers, chills, pharyngitis, and productive cough. Primary meningococcal septic arthritis is a rare entity. A majority of these cases present in a monoarticular fashion.

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