Primary meningococcal polyarthritis in a young man.
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2011-09
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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.
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Verma Nishant, Verma Rachna, Sood Seema, Das Bimal Kumar, Singh Paramjeet, Kumar Ashok, Kapil Arti. Primary meningococcal polyarthritis in a young man. National Medical Journal of India. 2011 Sept-Oct; 24(5): 278-279.