Pasteurella multocida arthritis of the shoulder associated with postsurgical lymphedema

L Fellows; M Boivin; M Kapusta

Pasteurella multocida arthritis of the shoulder associated with postsurgical lymphedema

J Rheumatol. 1996 Oct;23(10):1824-5.

Authors

L Fellows¹, M Boivin, M Kapusta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada.

PMID: 8895169

Abstract

We describe a patient with postsurgical lymphedema and septic arthritis of the shoulder after a cat bite distally. Our case illustrates the importance of a high index of suspicion for infection in patients with shoulder pain and pre-existing edema.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
Bites and Stings / complications*
Cats
Female
Humans
Lymphedema / complications*
Pasteurella Infections / microbiology*
Pasteurella multocida*
Postoperative Complications*
Shoulder Joint / microbiology*