Pyogenic sacroiliitis in Qatar

We describe our experience in handling six cases of pyogenic sacroiliitis. Two were males and four were females with a mean age of 24.9 years. None had a history of i.v. drug abuse. Blood cultures were positive in half of the patients. The sacroiliac joint aspirate was positive in one additional pat...

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Published in:British journal of rheumatology 1993-08, Vol.32 (8), p.699-701
Main Authors: SIAM, A. R. M, HAMMOUDEH, M, UWAYDAH, A. K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Arthritis, Infectious - blood
Arthritis, Infectious - diagnostic imaging
Arthritis, Infectious - epidemiology
Arthritis, Infectious - microbiology
Bacterial arthritis and osteitis
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Qatar - epidemiology
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Sacroiliac Joint - diagnostic imaging
Sacroiliac Joint - microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
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Summary:We describe our experience in handling six cases of pyogenic sacroiliitis. Two were males and four were females with a mean age of 24.9 years. None had a history of i.v. drug abuse. Blood cultures were positive in half of the patients. The sacroiliac joint aspirate was positive in one additional patient. Staphylococcus aureus was recovered from three of four culture positive cases. Bone and CT scans revealed abnormalities in all patients. Response to antibiotic therapy was satisfactory in all except one patient who had an early relapse. Early diagnoses and proper treatment would result in improved outcomes.
ISSN:0263-7103
1460-2172