Moraxella infectious arthritis: first report in an adult.
The first occurrence of septic arthritis due to moraxella in an adult is reported. The clinical presentation mimicked disseminated gonococcaemia with associated gonococcal arthritis except for an atypical rash. Diagnosis was made by culture.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009016:Moraxella