Pneumococcal septic arthritis as the first manifestation of multiple myeloma

M Cuesta; M Bernad; A Espinosa; P Herranz; E Martin Mola; J Gijón Baños

Pneumococcal septic arthritis as the first manifestation of multiple myeloma

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1992 Sep-Oct;10(5):483-4.

Authors

M Cuesta¹, M Bernad, A Espinosa, P Herranz, E Martin Mola, J Gijón Baños

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 1458700

Abstract

In this paper we report a 47 year old woman with septic arthritis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. No known predisposing factor was found. After an extensive workup a multiple myeloma was discovered. In our case septic arthritis was the first manifestation of multiple myeloma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Infectious / complications*
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
Female
Humans
Knee Joint / microbiology
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma / complications*
Pneumococcal Infections*
Streptococcus pneumoniae / physiology
Synovial Fluid / microbiology