title: [Infective endocarditis presenting as polyarticular septic arthritis].
abstract: We report acute polyarthritis in an 86-year-old man which was initially considered to be an exacerbation of osteoarthritis. After a delay of a few days a diagnosis of septic polyarthritis as an initial symptom of infective endocarditis was made. Although rheumatic manifestations in infective endocarditis are common, septic polyarthritis is rarely seen. In our patient the course of the disease was rapidly fatal.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Dept., Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaretzky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vigder
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male