[Sacroiliitis with Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae revealing tricuspid endocarditis, the first case reported on the Guiana Shield: clinical case and review of the literature]

Med Trop Sante Int. 2022 Jul 27;2(3):mtsi.v2i3.2022.256. doi: 10.48327/mtsi.v2i3.2022.256. eCollection 2022 Sep 30.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report here an atypical case of acute sacroiliitis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae revealing tricuspid endocarditis in a 53-year-old woman without medical history. She was admitted to Cayenne hospital because of intense right hip and thigh pain, associated with fever. A right sacroiliitis was visible on the computed tomography (CT) scan, confirmed on MRI. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a large mobile tricuspid vegetation. Blood cultures were positive for E. rhusiopathiae. CT scan showed pulmonary alveolar opacities, consistent with septic emboli. Clinical improvement was obtained under ceftriaxone followed by ciprofloxacin for 6 weeks of treatment. We present a review of bone and joint infections caused by E. rhusiopathiae. So far, not a single case has been reported in Latin America.

Nous rapportons le cas d'une patiente de 53 ans, sans antécédent, dont le bilan étiologique d'une douleur de hanche fébrile, réalisé à l'hôpital de Cayenne, a révélé une sacro-iliite droite associée à une endocardite infectieuse tricuspide à Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Nous présentons une revue de la littérature des infections ostéo-articulaires à E. rhusiopathiae. Aucun cas d'infection ostéo-articulaire à E. rhusiopathiae n'avait encore été décrit en Amérique latine.

Keywords: Cayenne; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; French Guyana; Hospital; Infective endocarditis; Osteoarticular infection; Sacroiliitis; Zoonosis.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Endocarditis* / complications
  • Erysipelothrix Infections* / diagnosis
  • Erysipelothrix*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Sacroiliitis* / complications

Substances

  • Ceftriaxone
  • Ciprofloxacin