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[Recurrent Neisseria meningitidis meningitis associated with homozygote complement C7 fraction deficiency]
G Angibaud1, G Durand, A Rascol
1Service de Neurologie, CHU Purpan, Toulouse.
Revue Neurologique
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
A 20-year old man had three episodes of meningococcal meningitis. Complement assays showed a complete deficiency of the seventh component of the complement system. This case emphasizes the need to perform complement assays in young patients with recurrent bacterial meningitis.