Septic sacroiliitis: an uncommon septic arthritis

L Mancarella; M De Santis; N Magarelli; A M Ierardi; L Bonomo; G Ferraccioli

Septic sacroiliitis: an uncommon septic arthritis

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Nov-Dec;27(6):1004-8.

Authors

L Mancarella¹, M De Santis, N Magarelli, A M Ierardi, L Bonomo, G Ferraccioli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Catholic University, Rome, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 20149323

Abstract

Septic sacroiliitis is an uncommon joint infection and the diagnosis is often delayed. We present the first case of a septic arthritis of the shoulder and of the sacroiliac joint in a woman affected by systemic sclerosis, and we reviewed the medical literature since 1997 to 2008 on septic sacroiliitis with a specific microbiological diagnosis other than Mycobacteria and Brucella species.Evidence shows that antibiotic therapy should be continued until full clinical and radiological resolution is achieved.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
Arthritis, Infectious / complications
Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
Enterococcus faecium*
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / complications
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Sacroiliac Joint / microbiology*
Scleroderma, Systemic / complications
Scleroderma, Systemic / microbiology
Sulfasalazine / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Sulfasalazine