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Disseminated gonococcal infection in a Japanese man with complement 7 deficiency with compound heterozygous variants: A case report.
Medicine - 2 Apr 2021
Kageyama Misaki, Hagiya Hideharu, Ueda Yasutaka, Ohtani Katsuki, Fukumori Yasuo, Inoue Norimitsu, Wakamiya Nobutaka, Yoneda Nanoka, Kimura Keigo, Nagasawa Motonori, Nakagami Futoshi, Nishi Isao, Sugimoto Ken, Rakugi Hiromi
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Complement deficiency are known to be predisposed to disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI). We herein present a case of DGI involving a Japanese man who latently had a complement 7 deficiency with compound heterozygous variants. PATIENT CONCERNS: A previously healthy 51-year-old Japanese man complained of sudden-onset high fever. Physical examination revealed various skin lesions including red...
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