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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2005;48(1):101-103. Published online January 15, 2005.

A Case of Meningococcal Meningitis with Complement 9 Deficiency

Sun-Mee SM Choi¹, Kyung-Yil KY Lee¹, Hyung-Shin HS Lee¹, Ja-Hyun JH Hong¹, Mi-Hee MH Lee¹, Byung-Churl BC Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Kyung-Yil KY Lee ,Email: leekyungyil@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

Meningococcal disease is not rarely associated with abnormalities of the complement system. We experienced a case of C9 deficiency with meningococcal meningitis from a 12-year-old girl. Identification of complement deficiency has implications for management, including family studies, prophylaxis, vaccination, and altered threshold for infection screening and treatment.

Keywords :Meningococcus, Meningitis, Complement , C9