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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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical doctor 2014-01, Vol.44 (1), p.48-49
Hauptverfasser:	Hasanoglu, Imran, Guven, Tumer, Maras, Yuksel, Guner, Rahmet, Tasyaran, Mehmet Akin, Acikgoz, Ziya Cibali
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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