A case of brucellar septic arthritis of the knee with a prolonged clinical course

Ergin Ayaşlioğlu; Ozlem Ozlük; Dilek Kiliç; Sedat Kaygusuz; Simay Kara; Gülümser Aydin; Fügen Cokca; Emin Tekeli

doi:10.1007/s00296-004-0453-1

A case of brucellar septic arthritis of the knee with a prolonged clinical course

Rheumatol Int. 2005 Jan;25(1):69-71. doi: 10.1007/s00296-004-0453-1. Epub 2004 Mar 6.

Authors

Ergin Ayaşlioğlu¹, Ozlem Ozlük, Dilek Kiliç, Sedat Kaygusuz, Simay Kara, Gülümser Aydin, Fügen Cokca, Emin Tekeli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey.

PMID: 15007623
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-004-0453-1

Abstract

Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Arthritis is frequently observed in its course and may be one of the main presenting clinical features of the disease. We report a case of brucellar monoarthritis of the knee with a prolonged clinical course despite efficient antibiotic treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
Arthritis, Infectious / etiology
Arthritis, Infectious / pathology*
Brucella melitensis / isolation & purification
Brucellosis / complications
Brucellosis / drug therapy
Brucellosis / pathology*
Doxycycline / therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Indomethacin / therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Rifampin / therapeutic use
Streptomycin / therapeutic use
Sulfamethoxazole / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Trimethoprim / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Trimethoprim
Sulfamethoxazole
Doxycycline
Rifampin
Indomethacin
Streptomycin