Septic arthritis due to Streptococcus bovis in a patient with cirrhosis of enolic etiology.
We present a case of bacteremia and septic arthritis due to Streptococcus bovis biotype I after shock, in a patient with liver cirrhosis of enolic etiology. Diagnosis was made based on a clinical setting of fever and a painful shoulder. The presence of colonic neoplasia was ruled out in this patient and the bacteremia developed without endocarditis.
Marín
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Servicio de Aparato Digestivo. Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar. Cádiz, Spain.
Navas
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C
Martín-Vivaldi
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J
García-Tapia
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Martín-Herrera
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016985:Streptococcus bovis
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents