Septic Arthritis Caused by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Bacteremia in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma.
- Author:
Minho NOH
1
;
Bongyoung KIM
;
Jieun KIM
;
Hyunjoo CHOI
;
Junki YEOM
;
Taeyang JUNG
;
Hyunjoo PAI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bacteroides thetaiotamicron; Arthritis, Infectious; Bacteria, Anaerobic
- MeSH: Arthritis, Infectious*; Bacteremia*; Bacteria, Anaerobic; Bacteroides*; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Knee Joint; Korea; Multiple Myeloma*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine 2017;92(1):99-102
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Septic arthritis is rarely caused by anaerobic bacteria, which is mostly secondary to hematogenous dissemination among the immunocompromised host. We report a patient of septic arthritis on the right knee joint caused by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. To the best of knowledge, this is the first report of septic arthritis caused by Bacteroides spp. in Korea.
