Table 1 Case reports of primary meningococcal polyarthritis in the literature from 1977 to 2015
Patient no. | Authors | Year | Age | Sex | Rash | Respiratory symptoms | Joint fluid | Blood culture (serogroup) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sarinho et al. [13] | 2015 | 53 years | F | + | + | Not performed | + (C) |
2 | Bouayed et al. [14] | 2012 | 7 months | F | + | – | Not performed | + (B) |
3 | Verma et al. [15] | 2011 | 19 years | M | + | + | Gram-negative cocci, PCR + | – |
4 | Stryhn and Haller [16] | 2010 | 4 years | M | UNK | – | + | – |
5 | Germino et al. [17] | 2009 | 7 years | M | – | + | UNK | + (Y) |
6 | Bookstaver and Rudisill [18] | 2009 | 38 years | M | UNK | UNK | + | + (X) |
7 | Harwood et al. [19] | 2008 | 29 years | F | + | – | Gram-negative cocci | + |
8 | McCulloch et al. [20] | 2008 | 19 years | M | UNK | + | Inflammatory | UNK |
9 | Davis et al. [11] | 2007 | 19 years | F | + | + | Inflammatory | + (B) |
10 | Bongers et al. [21] | 1998 | 35 years | F | + | – | Purulent fluid | – |
11 | Dillon et al. [22] | 1997 | 12 years | M | + | – | – | + (C) |
12 | Omar et al. [23] | 1994 | 52 years | M | UNK | – | UNK | UNK |
13 | Travis et al. [24] | 1989 | 15 years | M | + | + | + | – |
14 | Salmeron et al. [25] | 1986 | 40 years | M | + | + | + | – |
15 | Kidd et al. [26] | 1985 | 17 years | M | + | + | - | – |
16 | Kidd et al. [26] | 1985 | 17 years | F | + | – | Not performed | + (B) |
17 | Kidd et al. [26] | 1985 | 14 years | M | + | + | Not performed | + (C) |
18 | Pinals [27] | 1977 | UNK | UNK | – | UNK | – | + |
19 | Pinals [27] | 1977 | UNK | UNK | – | UNK | – | + |
20 | Pinals [27] | 1977 | UNK | UNK | – | UNK | – | + |