title: Pneumococcal arthritis in the wrist and ankle. A case report and short review of the literature.
abstract: In this paper we report a 48-year-old man with septic arthritis of the wrist and ankle due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. No known predisposing factor was found. Only about 300 cases of pneumococcal arthritis have been reported in the literature since 1888 and less than 10% of these affect the wrist. The management of bacterial arthritis is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rigshospital University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hede
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint