title: Chronic polyarthritis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: We present a 45-year-old male patient with chronic obstructive lung disease treated with low-dose corticosteroids, who developed a chronic septic polyarthritis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa following a surgical wound infection. Due to the mild synovitis and the absence of systemic signs of infection the diagnosis was delayed for nearly 2 years and resulted in severe joint destruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Van Heereveld
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Van Riel
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meis
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Horrevorts
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone