Herpetic arthritis associated with disseminate herpes simplex in a wrestler.
A case of widespread inoculation herpes simplex of the skin is reported in a wrestler. Five days after the skin lesions appeared, the right knee became markedly tender and swollen. Herpesvirus hominis type I was cultured from the joint exudate as well as from the skin lesions. The determinant of the monoarticular localization of the arthritis appeared to be a prior injury to the knee, rendering it a specific site for deposition of the blood-borne virus.
D000293:Adolescent; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D013178:Sports Medicine; D014952:Wrestling