A Case of Septic Arthritis of the Knee Joint due to Group D Non-typhoidal Salmonella.
- Author:
Suhyun LEE
1
;
Ha Ni LEE
;
Heakyung YANG
;
Juhyun KANG
;
Nayoung KIM
;
Yunmi SIN
;
Sangrok LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Salmonella infection; Arthritis infectious; Bacteremia
- MeSH: Aged, 80 and over; Analgesics; Anemia, Sickle Cell; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arthritis, Infectious; Bacteremia; Debridement; Dyspnea; Emergencies; Female; Fever; Humans; Incidence; Injections, Intra-Articular; Joints; Knee; Knee Joint; Osteoarthritis; Risk Factors; Salmonella; Salmonella Infections
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2012;44(4):303-306
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Osteoarticular infections due to non-typhoidal Salmonella are rare, occurring with an incidence rate of 0.1-0.2%. An immunocompromised state and the existence of sickle cell anemia are known risk factors for development of septic arthritis due to Salmonella. In this report, we describe a patient with septic arthritis of the left knee caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella . An 82-year-old woman visited the emergency room presenting with left knee pain, fever and dyspnea. The patient had osteoarthritis and was treated with oral analgesics, but not with an intra-articular injection. Upon assessment of the patient's joint fluid and blood culture results, non-typhoidal Salmonella (Salmonella group D) was detected. Arthroscopy-guided irrigation and debridement, and administration of oral antibiotics (fluoroquinolone) over six weeks were required in order to achieve a full recovery from the infection.
