Polyarticular septic arthritis caused by non-encapsulated haemophilus influenzae biotype I in a rheumatic adult.
Haemophilus influenzae causes less than 1% of all septic arthritis cases in adults. Most often serotype b is responsible. Here we describe a rare case of non-encapsulated H. influenzae-induced polyarticular septic arthritis in a rheumatic patient with no other infectious focus.
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Department of Medical Microbiology, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden.
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D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged