title: [Septic arthritis of thoracic facet joint].
abstract: Septic arthritis of the facet joint is a rare condition. We report a case of septic arthritis of both a thoracic facet joint and a wrist. Clinical manifestations were consistent with a spondylodiscitis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine demonstrated infection of facet joints of T1 and T2. A surgical biopsy of the wrist isolated a type B streptococcus. The same organism was found in urine culture. The patient had an uneventful recovery on antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Service d'immuno-rhumatologie, hôpital Lapeyronie, CHU de Montpellier, 173, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34000 Montpellier, France. kawther_ba@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ben Abdelghani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gérard-Dran
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Combe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000382:microbiology*