ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE SUPPURATIVE ARTHRITIS IN A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY AFTER AN UNUSUAL FRESH WATER EXPOSURE

被引:1
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作者
Alawdah, Laila S. [1 ]
Campbell, Jaime N. [2 ]
Pollock, Nira [2 ]
Watnick, Paula I. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Boston Childrens Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Boston, MA USA
[2] Boston Childrens Hosp, Infect Dis Diagnost Lab, Boston, MA USA
[3] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Microbiol & Immunobiol, Boston, MA USA
关键词
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; suppurative arthritis; fresh water; dog bite; SEPTIC ARTHRITIS; INFECTION; CHILD;
D O I
10.1097/INF.0000000000001461
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We report the case of a 12-year-old boy who experienced recurrent suppurative arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint after near simultaneous exposure to a frog, a dog bite and lake water. Anaerobic cultures of synovial fluid obtained during operative debridement grew small round gray colonies ultimately identified as Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae by routine laboratory tests and mass spectrometry.
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页码:431 / 433
页数:4
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