title: Listeria monocytogenes septic arthritis in a patient treated with mycophenolate mofetil for polyarteritis nodosa: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Listeriosis can be a cause of arthritis. Here, we present a case of Listeria monocytogenes septic arthritis of the right hip in a 66-year-old male treated with mycophenolate mofetil for polyarteritis nodosa. So far, septic arthritis due to this microorganism has not been reported in patients treated with mycophenolate mofetil. We review the literature of L. monocytogenes septic arthritis and discuss the role of mycophenolate mofetil treatment in precipitating listeriosis.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Division, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. jdelpozo@unav.es
authors.forename: Jose L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Del Pozo
authors.forename: Rocío García
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: de la Garza
authors.forename: Pablo Díaz
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: de Rada
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ornilla
authors.forename: Jose R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Yuste
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid