A non-infective cause of recurrent purulent arthritis.
We describe a case of recurrent attacks of acute sterile pyogenic arthritis in a 66-year old man. Seven years after the first presentation the diagnosis of acute disseminated fatty necrosis (DFN) was made.
Al-Allaf
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Rheumatic Disease Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK. A.Y.Alallaf@dundee.ac.uk
Pullar
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents