Septic arthritis caused by Haemophilus influenzae associated with endocarditis.
Septic arthritis with Haemophilus influenzae is infrequent in adults and often associated with an extra-articular septic focus. We report the case of a septic arthritis caused by H. influenzae in an elderly (89-year-old) female patient in whom an transoesophageal echocardiogram showed an aortic valve endocarditis.
Department of Geriatrics, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Catholic University of Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents