Reactive arthritis by staphylococcus epidermidis: report of an unusual case

In the literature many cases of Staphylococcus epidermidis (SE) complications are reported, but we have not found any reference about reactive arthritis secondary to SE. We report an unusual case of a patient with SE bacteriaemia, who developed elbow arthritis, asymmetrical sacroiliitis, keratoderma...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 1996-01, Vol.15 (1), p.59-61
Main Authors: Giordano, N, Senesi, M, Battisti, E, Palumbo, F, Mondillo, S, Bargagli, G, Palazzuoli, V, Nardi, P, Gennari, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arthritis, Reactive - diagnosis
Arthritis, Reactive - drug therapy
Arthritis, Reactive - etiology
Arthritis, Reactive - physiopathology
Bacteremia - complications
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - physiopathology
Cardiomyopathies - diagnostic imaging
Cardiomyopathies - etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
HLA-B27 Antigen - immunology
Humans
Keratoderma, Palmoplantar - etiology
Keratoderma, Palmoplantar - physiopathology
Male
Sacroiliac Joint - physiopathology
Staphylococcal Infections - complications
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections - physiopathology
Staphylococcus epidermidis - drug effects
Staphylococcus epidermidis - immunology
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Summary:In the literature many cases of Staphylococcus epidermidis (SE) complications are reported, but we have not found any reference about reactive arthritis secondary to SE. We report an unusual case of a patient with SE bacteriaemia, who developed elbow arthritis, asymmetrical sacroiliitis, keratoderma and restrictive cardiomyopathy. The clinical pictures, the instrumental and biochemical findings, in particular the positivity of HLA B27, allow us to set this case in the complex and heterogeneous chapter of reactive arthritis.
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/BF02231687