Infect Chemother.
2005 Oct;37(5):288-291.
Meningococcal Cellulitis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea. Choong@WMBH.co.kr
Abstract
- Neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of sporadic meningitis and fatal sepsis. Skin manifestations like urticaria, maculopapular eruption, and petechial rash occur in the majority of patients with meningococcal infections. However, meningococcal cellulitis is extremely rare and has not been reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE patients who have low complement level are more susceptible to meningococcal infections than healthy population with normal complement level. We report a case of cellulitis associated with meningococcal infection, which manifested as knee arthritis, skin erythema, and low grade fever mimiking SLE flare in a 54 year-old female patient who had long standing SLE and hypocomplementemia.
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