Campylobacter fetus septic arthritis revealing a malignancy.
Campylobacter fetus is a rare cause of bone and joint infection. We report a new case in a patient who also had endocarditis due to the same organism. This type of infection usually occurs in immunocompromised hosts. Investigations in our patient found a cancer of the prostate.
Rollot
Karine
K
Rheumatology Department, CHU Hôpital Sud 16, Boulevard de Bulgarie, 35056 Rennes cedex 2, France.
Albert
Jean David
JD
Werner
Stéphanie
S
Tattevin
Pierre
P
Cozic
Isabelle
I
Perdriger
Aleth
A
Chalès
Gérard
G
Guggenbuhl
Pascal
P
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography