title: Pneumococcal septic arthritis as the first manifestation of multiple myeloma.
abstract: In this paper we report a 47 year old woman with septic arthritis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. No known predisposing factor was found. After an extensive workup a multiple myeloma was discovered. In our case septic arthritis was the first manifestation of multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuesta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herranz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martin Mola
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gijón Baños
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000502:physiology; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology