Clinical case of a rare form of meningococcal infection in a young child

• Tatyana G. Dmitrieva
• Zhanna V. Kozhukhova
• Leila Z. Agayeva

Abstract

The article presents a clinical description of a case of generalized meningococcal infection – meningoencephalitis, combined with a rare form of meningococcal infection – arthritis of the knee joint. As a result of the disease, the child lost his hearing.

The peculiarity of the case is isolated meningoencephalitis, without meningococcemia, which is the last in frequency among generalized forms of meningococcal infection. Arthritis, according to the classification, is a rare form of meningococcal infection. This is the first case of generalized meningococcal infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Keywords: meningococcal infection; meningoencepha­litis; arthritis; bilateral deafness

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