Septic polyarthritis due to bacteroides fragilis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
A case of septic polyarthritis is described in a patient with severe RA who had not received steroid therapy. The organism involved, Bacteroides fragilis, was sensitive to metronidazole.
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D004551:Elbow Joint; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012785:Shoulder Joint