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Relapsing Neisseria meningitidis Infection Associated with C8 Deficiency

Thomas E. Liston

Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Martinez, California

Infection due to serogroup Y of Neisseria meningitidis has many clinical manifestations, ranging from mild bacteremia to fatal sepsis and meningitis. N. meningitidis infection may coincide with several complement deficiencies. A child is described who suffered from recurrent disease due to N. meningitidis, group Y, attributed to deficiency of the eighth component of complement (C8). In a review of the literature, recurrent infection occurred in six of 13 children with complement deficiency, four of whom had serotyping positive for N. meningitidis, group Y. Screening for complement deficiency is recommended for all children with meningococcal disease due to N. meningitidis, group Y, and for any child with recurrent infection due to any Neisseria species.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 22, No. 9, 605-607 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/000992288302200903
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