A Case of Septic Arthritis Caused by Salmonella Group D in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
- Author:
Young Jun CHO
;
Chang Hee SUH
;
Jin Suk KIM
;
Doo Hee LEE
;
Jungsik SONG
;
Won Ki LEE
;
Young Beom PARK
;
Chan Hee LEE
;
Ji Soo LEE
;
Soo Kon LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Systemic lupus erythematosus;
Salmonella;
Septic arthritis
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Infectious*;
Arthritis, Reactive;
Female;
Humans;
Knee Joint;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*;
Mononuclear Phagocyte System;
Salmonella Infections;
Salmonella*;
Synovial Fluid;
Young Adult
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
1999;6(1):69-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) are at increased risk for infection. Insufficiency of the reticuloendothelial system caused by either immunosuppressive therapy or inadequate opsonization is the mechanism that Salmonella infections in particular appear in these patients. Salmonella infections can provoke a polyarticular reactive arthritis while septic arthritis caused by Salmonella is monoarticular. We report a rare case of septic arthritis caused by Salmonella Group D in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. A 20-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted with a painful swelling of right knee joint. The culture of synovial fluid obtained by aspiration yielded growth of Salmonella Group D. With trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole, the patient was recovered completely.
