Septic Arthritis Caused by Sphingomonas Paucimobilis in Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Septic arthritis, also known as infectious arthritis, is inflammation of the joints due to a wide range of pathogens, such as bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, viral, or/and other pathogens; however, some opportunistic pathogens tend to affect immunocompromised patients and rarely infect immunocompe...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-02, Vol.14 (2), p.e22167
Main Authors: Alageel, Mohammed K, Alromaih, Sarah I, Alzahrani, Mohammed T, Abdulsamad, Adham M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Arthritis
Bone surgery
Case reports
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Fractures
Hemoglobin
Immunocompetence
Infectious diseases
Knee
Literature reviews
Nosocomial infections
Orthopedics
Outpatient care facilities
Pain
Patients
Range of motion
Remission (Medicine)
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Summary:Septic arthritis, also known as infectious arthritis, is inflammation of the joints due to a wide range of pathogens, such as bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, viral, or/and other pathogens; however, some opportunistic pathogens tend to affect immunocompromised patients and rarely infect immunocompetent patients. For example, is an opportunistic pathogen with a particular tropism toward bones and soft tissues that rarely causes infections in immunocompetent humans. We present a case of causing septic arthritis in a 34-year-old man who is medically free and with no history of previous surgeries or any other comorbidities. He was treated successfully by both pharmacological treatment and surgical intervention. To our knowledge, there are only four cases published in the literature involving as a causative organism of septic arthritis affecting immunocompetent patients.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.22167