Septic arthritis, gout, pseudogout and osteoarthritis in the knee of a patient with multiple myeloma

This report describes a 79‐year‐old Negro woman with multiple myeloma in whom a pneumococcal infection occurred in a previously asymptomatic but severely osteoarthritic knee. Treatment with penicillin was associated with rapid partial resolution of the inflammation. Synovial fluid cultures initially...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arthritis and rheumatism 1972-01, Vol.15 (1), p.89-96
Hauptverfasser:	Smith, J. Robert, Phelps, Paulding
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Arthritis, Infectious - complications Crystallization Diphosphates Female Gout - complications Humans Knee Multiple Myeloma - complications Osteoarthritis - complications Pneumococcal Infections - complications Sodium Synovial Fluid - pathology Uric Acid - metabolism
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