Bilateral septic arthritis due to Salmonella enteritidis

R John; D Mathai; A J Daniel; M K Lalitha

doi:10.1016/0732-8893(93)90029-7

Bilateral septic arthritis due to Salmonella enteritidis

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1993 Aug-Sep;17(2):167-9. doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(93)90029-7.

Authors

R John¹, D Mathai, A J Daniel, M K Lalitha

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India.

PMID: 8243039
DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(93)90029-7

Abstract

We present an unusual case of septic arthritis due to Salmonella enteritidis involving both knee joints of a 29-year-old man with Hodgkin's lymphoma. The role of ciprofloxacin in septic arthritis caused by Gram-negative bacilli is also reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Adult
Arthritis, Infectious / complications
Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
Ciprofloxacin / administration & dosage
Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
Hodgkin Disease / complications
Humans
Knee Joint / microbiology*
Male
Salmonella Infections / complications
Salmonella Infections / drug therapy
Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
Salmonella enteritidis*

Substances

Ciprofloxacin