Ureaplasma urealyticum septic arthritis in hypogammaglobulinemia.
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Kraus, VB; Baraniuk, JN; Hill, GB; Allen, NB
Published in: J Rheumatol
February 1988
We describe a hypogammaglobulinemic man with erosive oligoarticular septic arthritis due to Ureaplasma urealyticum. His clinical course was complicated by a subcutaneous abscess. Multiple synovial cultures were negative until finally cultures specific for mycoplasmas were performed. Serologic diagnosis cannot be relied upon in hypogammaglobulinemic patients because they do not mount a perceptible antibody response. This underscores the importance of a high clinical suspicion of mycoplasmas as etiologic agents of septic arthritis in this population and early communication with the microbiology laboratory so that appropriate cultures for mycoplasmas can be performed and joint destruction minimized.
Duke Scholars
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J Rheumatol
ISSN
0315-162X
Publication Date
February 1988
Volume
15
Issue
2
Start / End Page
369 / 371
Location
Canada
Related Subject Headings
- Ureaplasma
- Tetracycline Resistance
- Streptomycin
- Radiography
- Pelvis
- Male
- Humans
- Doxycycline
- Bacterial Infections
- Arthritis, Infectious
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Kraus, V. B., Baraniuk, J. N., Hill, G. B., & Allen, N. B. (1988). Ureaplasma urealyticum septic arthritis in hypogammaglobulinemia. J Rheumatol, 15(2), 369–371.
Kraus, V. B., J. N. Baraniuk, G. B. Hill, and N. B. Allen. “Ureaplasma urealyticum septic arthritis in hypogammaglobulinemia.” J Rheumatol 15, no. 2 (February 1988): 369–71.
Kraus VB, Baraniuk JN, Hill GB, Allen NB. Ureaplasma urealyticum septic arthritis in hypogammaglobulinemia. J Rheumatol. 1988 Feb;15(2):369–71.
Kraus, V. B., et al. “Ureaplasma urealyticum septic arthritis in hypogammaglobulinemia.” J Rheumatol, vol. 15, no. 2, Feb. 1988, pp. 369–71.
Kraus VB, Baraniuk JN, Hill GB, Allen NB. Ureaplasma urealyticum septic arthritis in hypogammaglobulinemia. J Rheumatol. 1988 Feb;15(2):369–371.
Published In
J Rheumatol
ISSN
0315-162X
Publication Date
February 1988
Volume
15
Issue
2
Start / End Page
369 / 371
Location
Canada
Related Subject Headings
- Ureaplasma
- Tetracycline Resistance
- Streptomycin
- Radiography
- Pelvis
- Male
- Humans
- Doxycycline
- Bacterial Infections
- Arthritis, Infectious