Septic sacroiliitis: an uncommon septic arthritis.
Septic sacroiliitis is an uncommon joint infection and the diagnosis is often delayed. We present the first case of a septic arthritis of the shoulder and of the sacroiliac joint in a woman affected by systemic sclerosis, and we reviewed the medical literature since 1997 to 2008 on septic sacroiliitis with a specific microbiological diagnosis other than Mycobacteria and Brucella species.Evidence shows that antibiotic therapy should be continued until full clinical and radiological resolution is achieved.
Department of Rheumatology, Catholic University, Rome, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
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Mancarella
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De Santis
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Magarelli
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Ierardi
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Bonomo
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Ferraccioli
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016984:Enterococcus faecium; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D012460:Sulfasalazine