Abstract
La Neisseria meningitidis serogrupo W-135 está implicada en casos aislados de meningitis aguda en nuestro país. Se describe el caso de una paciente de origen estadounidense, que ingresa por un cuadro compatible con meningitis aguda, aislándose en el cultivo de LCR N. meningitides del serotipo W-135, comprobándose posteriormente la existencia de un déficit de la fracción C1q del complemento. The Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W-135 has been involved in isolated cases of acute meningitis here in Spain. There is described the case of one American-born patient who is admitted with clinical manifestations of acute meningitis, and with N. meningitidis serotype W-135 being isolated in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture. Complement fraction C1q deficiency is later verified.
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