title: Rat bite fever mimicking rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: We report a case of Streptobacillus moniliformis polyarthritis mimicking a rheumatoid arthritis, in a pet shop employee. In culture of fluid joint growth a curious Gram-negative bacillus was identified by polymerase chain reaction as Streptobacillus moniliformis. The outcome was good after surgical debridment and rifampin-clindamycin combination during 4 weeks.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. laurence.legout@hcuge.ch
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Legout
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Senneville
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Mulleman
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Solau-Gervais
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Flipo
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Mouton
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011906:Rat-Bite Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013288:Streptobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification