title: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Suppurative Arthritis in a 12-year-old Boy After an Unusual Fresh Water Exposure.
abstract: We report the case of a 12-year-old boy who experienced recurrent suppurative arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint after near simultaneous exposure to a frog, a dog bite and lake water. Anaerobic cultures of synovial fluid obtained during operative debridement grew small round gray colonies ultimately identified as Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae by routine laboratory tests and mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Infectious Disease, Boston Children's Hospital, †Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory, Boston Children's Hospital, and ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Laila S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Alawdah
authors.forename: Jaime N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Nira
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: Paula I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Watnick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001001:Anura; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious; D001733:Bites and Stings; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D004285:Dogs; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections; D005618:Fresh Water; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents