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Introduction: Immunocompromised individuals, such as those undergoing Rituximab therapy, are susceptible to severe infections by these organisms. We present a rare case of polyarticular septic arthritis caused by disseminated Ureaplasma urealyticum in a Rituximab-treated patient.
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Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
Septic arthritis is uncommon in pediatric patients, who are less likely to have major risk factors such as underlying joint disease or prosthetic joints. It only rarely affects the elbow and is usually caused by Gram-positive cocci, with being the most common bacterial organism. We present the case of a 15-year-old previously healthy female who experienced new-onset monoarticular nontraumatic elbow pain and was found to have a synovial effusion growing from .
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Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
We describe a case of a previously healthy unvaccinated man in his 70s who developed penicillin-susceptible bacteraemic invasive pneumococcal disease due to non-vaccine serotype 23B with the unusual manifestations of multifocal myositis, intramuscular abscesses, polyarticular septic arthritis and synovitis. Blood cultures drawn prior to antibiotic therapy and culture of iliopsoas collection were helpful in making the diagnosis. At follow-up, he had persistent hip pain attributed to avascular necrosis of the head of femur, a possible late complication of his pyomyositis.
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- A 54-year-old man with multiple health issues presented to the emergency department with severe pain and swelling in various body parts, fever, and signs of possible infection.
- He was initially treated for septic pyelonephritis with antibiotics, but imaging and infectious tests showed normal results, and his condition didn't improve.
- After consulting rheumatology, he was treated for what turned out to be a polyarticular gout flare, emphasizing the need for specialist involvement in diagnosing complex cases.
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