Hemophilus influenzae bursitis and meningitis in an adult.
Septic bursitis caused by Hemophilus influenzae, to our knowledge, has not been described previously. We treated a patient who had bursitis and meningitis caused by a nontype B Hemophilus influenzae. The clinical features of septic bursitis are briefly discussed and the importance of bursal aspiration and culture is emphasized.
D002062:Bursitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged