A Case of Septic Knee Arthritis Caused by Salmonella Enteritidis.

Author: Min Jin KIM ¹ ; Soon Mi HUR ; Youn Hee CHO ; Hee Jae JUNG ; Yu Sik MYUNG ; Eun Jung LEE ; Min Hyuk CHUN ; Tae Hyung KIM ; Hee Bong SHIN ; Eun Ju CHOO
Author Information

1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea. mdchoo@schmc.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Salmonella; Septic arthritis; Knee
MeSH: Arthritis; Arthritis, Infectious; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Female; Humans; Knee; Knee Joint; Neoplasm Metastasis; Salmonella; Salmonella enteritidis; Spinal Cord; Synovial Fluid
From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2012;44(6):462-464
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Salmonella septic arthritis in a healthy, immunocompetent patient is extremely rare. We experienced a case of septic arthritis of the knee caused by Salmonella Group D in a patient with Non-small cell lung cancer. A 43-year-old female receiving steroid therapy for treatment of Non-small cell lung cancer with metastasis to the spinal cord complained of painful swelling of the right knee joint. Culture of synovial fluid obtained by aspiration yielded growth of Salmonella Group D. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone; however, she expired on the ninth day after treatment.