Brucellosis as an aetiology of septic arthritis

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a Gram-negative coccobacillus from the Brucella genus. The disease has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. The musculoskeletal system involvement is frequent and, rarely, arthritis can be the only clinical feature of the disease. We report a case...

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Published in:Tropical doctor 2014-01, Vol.44 (1), p.48-49
Main Authors: Hasanoglu, Imran, Guven, Tumer, Maras, Yuksel, Guner, Rahmet, Tasyaran, Mehmet Akin, Acikgoz, Ziya Cibali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Arthritis, Infectious - drug therapy
Arthritis, Infectious - etiology
Brucella melitensis - isolation & purification
Brucellosis - complications
Brucellosis - drug therapy
Doxycycline - administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Rifamycins - administration & dosage
Synovial Fluid - microbiology
Treatment Outcome
Zoonoses
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Summary:Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a Gram-negative coccobacillus from the Brucella genus. The disease has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. The musculoskeletal system involvement is frequent and, rarely, arthritis can be the only clinical feature of the disease. We report a case of monoarthritis caused by Brucella melitensis.
ISSN:0049-4755
1758-1133
DOI:10.1177/0049475513512645