Properdin deficiency: rare presentation with meningococcal bone and joint infections

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1998 Apr;17(4):356-8. doi: 10.1097/00006454-199804000-00023.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arthritis, Infectious / immunology*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
  • Complement Hemolytic Activity Assay
  • Complement Pathway, Alternative
  • Complement Pathway, Classical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningococcal Infections / immunology*
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Osteomyelitis / immunology*
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology
  • Pedigree
  • Properdin / deficiency*
  • Properdin / genetics

Substances

  • Properdin