Septic arthritis of the hip secondary to rat bite fever: a case report
| Autor: | Robert R. Whittler, Charles D. Pence, Lindall E. Smith, David E. Hockman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Haverhill fever Rat-bite fever Arthritis Streptobacillus Sepsis Rat-Bite Fever medicine Maculopapular rash Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Child Arthritis Infectious Cefuroxime biology business.industry Ceftriaxone General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology Streptobacillus moniliformis Surgery Cephalosporins Polyarthritis Septic arthritis Hip Joint medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical orthopaedics and related research. (380) |
| ISSN: | 0009-921X |
| Popis: | Rat bite fever is a rare infection typically caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. The mode of transmission is most commonly through a bite or scratch from an infected rat. This disease is characterized by polyarthritis, fever, and a delayed onset erythematous maculopapular rash of the extremities. The authors report a case of rat bite fever, which led to septic arthritis of the hip. To the authors' knowledge, the complication of hip sepsis requiring an arthrotomy has not been reported in the literature. The orthopaedist should be aware of not only Streptobacillus moniliformis, but also of other zoonotic organisms, which potentially can cause septic arthritis and warrant treatment with specific antibiotics. |
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