Septic arthritis secondary to rat bite fever: a challenging diagnostic course.
We describe a challenging diagnostic course of a case of septic arthritis secondary to rat bite fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis) in a 29-year-old man who presented with generalised malaise, polyarthralgia and bilateral palmoplantar rash.
Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, West Midlands, UK.
Basil
B
Budair
Karan
K
Goswami
Vivek
V
Dhukaram
D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011906:Rat-Bite Fever / Q000150:complications*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin