title: Septic Arthritis of the Knee with Toxoplasma gondii in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
abstract: Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection that may affect several viscera. The locomotor system is rarely involved, and no case has been published of a septic arthritis in which Toxoplasma gondii was identified in the cultures of the joint fluid and of the synovial specimen.We describe a patient with septic arthritis of the knee in which Toxoplasma gondii was found by culture in a patient with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis treated with corticosteroids and gold salts who developed multi-visceral toxoplasmosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and the Department of Lung Diseases and the Groupe de Recherche en Immuno-Pathologie (GRIMP), CHU de Rouen, France.
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authors.lastname: Vittecoq
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authors.lastname: Mejjad
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authors.lastname: Silva
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authors.lastname: Dominique
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authors.lastname: Jouen-Beades
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