A Case of Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder Due to Yersinia enterocolitica with Review of the Literature

Justin Chan; Rajesh Tim Gandhi

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofu054

A Case of Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder Due to Yersinia enterocolitica with Review of the Literature

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2014 Aug 2;1(2):ofu054. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofu054. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Authors

Justin Chan¹, Rajesh Tim Gandhi¹

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Diseases Division , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston, MA.

Abstract

Yersinia enterocolitica infection rarely can cause extra-intestinal infections. We present a case of septic arthritis of the shoulder due to this organism in an elderly man with liver and cardiac disease. We review previously published cases of Y. enterocolitica septic arthritis, and discuss risk factors and management.

Keywords: Yersinia enterocolitica; septic arthritis.