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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 31
| Issue : 1 | Page : 87-89 |
Primary meningococcal arthritis of sacroiliac joint: A rare case report
S Sahu1, I Mohanty1, MV Narasimham1, S Pasupalak2, B Parida1
1 Department of Microbiology , M. K. C. G Medical College, Brahmapur sishubhaban, Odisha, India
2 Department of Paediatrics, Sishubhaban, Berhampur, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
S Sahu
Department of Microbiology , M. K. C. G Medical College, Brahmapur sishubhaban, Odisha
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.108743
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.
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