Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis

Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Apr;48(4):1156-7. doi: 10.1002/art.10901.

Abstract

We describe herein the case of a man with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis and possible infective endocarditis. This is the first report in the English-language medical literature of septic arthritis caused by this organism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
  • Arthritis, Infectious / pathology*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / therapy
  • Arthroscopy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
  • Erysipelothrix / isolation & purification*
  • Erysipelothrix / pathogenicity
  • Erysipelothrix Infections / complications
  • Erysipelothrix Infections / pathology*
  • Erysipelothrix Infections / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Paracentesis
  • Penicillin G / therapeutic use
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Penicillins
  • Penicillin G