Echovirus-associated polyarthritis. Report of a case with synovial fluid and synovial histologic characterization.
A patient with fever, myalgias, and acute polyarthritis in whom echovirus 9 was isolated from throat and rectal swab specimens is described. All symptoms resolved spontaneously over a one week period except for the arthritis which required three months for complete recovery. A mildly inflammatory synovial fluid and histologic picture were observed. Attempts to isolate the virus from synovial fluid and synovium during acute illness were unsuccessful.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000166:cytology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*