Meningococcal meningitis associated with persistent hypocomplementaemia due to circulating C3 nephritic factor.
Two teenage patients who presented with meningococcal meningitis were found to have persistently low C3 levels even after recovery. This was accompanied by circulating C3 nephritic factor, which persisted for more than 12 months in each case. Neither patient had evidence of partial lipodystrophy or...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1983
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