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Abstract
Over the last decade, there has been a concerning increase in the number of invasive meningococcal serotype W infections in Europe. Although sepsis and meningitis are the most feared complications, focal complications of systemic disease such as pneumonia, pericarditis and arthritis can also occur. We present a rare case of isolated meningococcal W135 arthritis of the hip without invasive meningococcal disease in a 6-year-old patient.
- bone and joint infections
- paediatrics
- infectious diseases
- osteoarthritis
- orthopaedics
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Contributors ARF: developed the initial draft of this submission. TF and BdH: revised and edited it. All of the authors approved the final copy of this submission for publication.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
Patient consent for publication Parental\guardian consent obtained.