Deficiency of the eighth component of complement associated with recurrent meningococcal meningitis: case report and literature review
Braz. j. infect. dis
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8(4): 328-330, Aug. 2004. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-389481
ABSTRACT
The authors report a case of deficiency of the eighth component of complement in a young adult with a history of three episodes of meningitis; one of them proved to be meningococcal. The literature was reviewed and meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis strains causing disease in complement-deficient and complement-sufficient patients was demonstrated. Meningococcal disease may be the first manifestation of complement deficiency; screening for complement function must be considered for those with invasive meningococcal disease, with posterior evaluation of the components of the terminal pathway of complement.
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Main subject:
Complement C8
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Meningitis, Meningococcal
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hospital/BR
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