ABSTRACT
Primary meningococcal arthritis is an extremely uncommon type of invasive meningococcal disease, with an incidence of 1.5- 1.8% of all paediatric cases of pyogenic arthritis. It is defined as the presence of acute septic arthritis without association with meningitis or the classic meningococcaemia, and isolation of Neisseria meningitidis in synovial fluid and/or blood culture. Typically monoarticular, mostly affects large joints. Prognosis is excellent with appropriated treatment. The aim of this study is to report 9 cases of primary meningococcal arthritis, evaluated at Hospital de Niños "Dr. R. Gutiérrez" in a period of 3 years, and to discuss clinical and epidemiologic issues.
Subject(s)
Arthritis/microbiology , Meningococcal Infections , Arthritis/diagnosis , Arthritis/therapy , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Meningococcal Infections/diagnosis , Meningococcal Infections/therapy , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
La artritis meningocócica primaria es una forma rara de presentación de la enfermedad invasiva por meningococo. Se define como la presencia de artritis séptica aguda sin asociación con meningitis, ni clínica de meningococemia, y con aislamiento de Neisseria meningitidis en líquido articular o sangre. La incidencia comunicada en pediatría es del 1,5 -1,8 por ciento de lasartritis piógenas. Generalmente presenta compromiso monoarticular y de grandes articulaciones. La respuesta es excelente con tratamiento antibiótico adecuado. Nuestro objetivo es comunicar 9 casos de artritis meningocócica primaria registrados en el Hospital de Niños Dr. R. Gutiérrez, en un período de 3 años y discutir los aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos.
Primary meningococcal arthritis is an extremely uncommon type of invasive meningoccal disease, with an incidence of 1.5- 1.8% of all paediatric cases of pyogenic arthritis. It is defined as the presence of acute septic arthritis without association with meningitis or the classic meningococcaemia, and isolation of Neisseria meningitidis in synovial fluid and/or blood culture. Typically monoarticular, mostly affects large joints. Prognosis is excellent with appropriated treatment. The aim of this study is to report 9 cases of primary meningococcal arthritis, evaluated at Hospital de Niños "Dr. R. Gutiérrez" in a period of 3 years, and to discuss clinical and epidemiologic issues.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant , Child, Preschool , Arthritis, Infectious/therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Neisseria meningitidis , Pediatrics , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
La artritis meningocócica primaria es una forma rara de presentación de la enfermedad invasiva por meningococo. Se define como la presencia de artritis séptica aguda sin asociación con meningitis, ni clínica de meningococemia, y con aislamiento de Neisseria meningitidis en líquido articular o sangre. La incidencia comunicada en pediatría es del 1,5 -1,8 por ciento de lasartritis piógenas. Generalmente presenta compromiso monoarticular y de grandes articulaciones. La respuesta es excelente con tratamiento antibiótico adecuado. Nuestro objetivo es comunicar 9 casos de artritis meningocócica primaria registrados en el Hospital de Niños Dr. R. Gutiérrez, en un período de 3 años y discutir los aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos.(AU)
Primary meningococcal arthritis is an extremely uncommon type of invasive meningoccal disease, with an incidence of 1.5- 1.8% of all paediatric cases of pyogenic arthritis. It is defined as the presence of acute septic arthritis without association with meningitis or the classic meningococcaemia, and isolation of Neisseria meningitidis in synovial fluid and/or blood culture. Typically monoarticular, mostly affects large joints. Prognosis is excellent with appropriated treatment. The aim of this study is to report 9 cases of primary meningococcal arthritis, evaluated at Hospital de Niños "Dr. R. Gutiérrez" in a period of 3 years, and to discuss clinical and epidemiologic issues.(AU)
