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.
Mancarella
L
L
Department of Rheumatology, Catholic University, Rome, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
De Santis
M
M
Magarelli
N
N
Ierardi
A M
AM
Bonomo
L
L
Ferraccioli
G
G
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