Polyarticular pneumococcal pyarthrosis in a young haemophiliac.
A case of pneumococcal pyarthrosis involving multiple joints in a moderate haemophiliac is reported. To our knowledge this is the second report of this rare complication in the English literature. Infection should be considered in an acutely inflamed joint in a haemophiliac with hyperpyrexia and unresponsive to replacement therapy. A review of the literature and our observation in this case highlight some criteria that could be used to diagnose this rare but debilitating complication early.
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis