title: Pneumococcal septic arthritis of the knee in a patient with multiple myeloma.
abstract: Although most patients with multiple myeloma are predisposed to pneumococcal infections, such infections usually involve the respiratory tract or the meninges. Pneumococcal arthritis is rare in the general population and is unexpectedly even rarer in patients with myeloma. We believe this to be the first case of pneumococcal septic arthritis of the knee in a patient with myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Barzaga
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents