An unusual cause of acute polyarticular arthritis

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-223

  Germino, Kevin W ^a   Street, Megan H ^a   Caudill, Karen A ^a   Barenkamp, Stephen J ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ANKLE PAIN; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYARTHRITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MENINGOCOCCAL ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANKLE JOINT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP Y; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59349085227     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808323120     Document Type: Article

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