Klebsiella pneumoniae septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint

X Chevalier; M Marty; B Larget-Piet

Klebsiella pneumoniae septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint

J Rheumatol. 1992 Nov;19(11):1817-9.

Authors

X Chevalier¹, M Marty, B Larget-Piet

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France.

PMID: 1491410

Abstract

Only 3 cases of isolated septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint have been reported, all due to Staphylococcus aureus. We describe a case of Klebsiella pneumoniae septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint in an HLA-B27 positive patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthritis, Infectious / complications*
Arthritis, Infectious / immunology
Arthritis, Infectious / pathology
HLA-B27 Antigen / analysis
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / complications*
Klebsiella Infections / pathology
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Lumbar Vertebrae / microbiology*
Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
Male

Substances

HLA-B27 Antigen