Factitious septic arthritis.
Septic arthritis is an uncommon manifestation of factitious illness. We report 2 patients who developed septic arthritis of the knee after repeated self-administered intraarticular injections. Multiple unusual infective agents were isolated. These cases illustrate malingering and Munchausen syndrome, 2 examples from the spectrum of factitious disease syndromes.
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Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000523:psychology; D001628:Beverages; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000139:chemically induced; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000523:psychology; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D012463:Saliva; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000139:chemically induced