Infect Chemother.  2012 Dec;44(6):462-464. 10.3947/ic.2012.44.6.462.

A Case of Septic Knee Arthritis Caused by Salmonella Enteritidis

• Kim MJ
• Hur SM
• Cho YH
• Jung HJ
• Myung YS
• Lee EJ
• Chun MH
• Kim TH
• Shin HB
• Choo EJ

• KMID: 1806933
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2012.44.6.462

Abstract

Salmonella septic arthritis in a healthy, immunocompetent patient is extremely rare. We experienced a case of septic arthritis of the knee caused by Salmonella Group D in a patient with Non-small cell lung cancer. A 43-year-old female receiving steroid therapy for treatment of Non-small cell lung cancer with metastasis to the spinal cord complained of painful swelling of the right knee joint. Culture of synovial fluid obtained by aspiration yielded growth of Salmonella Group D. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone; however, she expired on the ninth day after treatment.

Keyword

Salmonella; Septic arthritis; Knee

MeSH Terms

Arthritis
Arthritis, Infectious
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Female
Humans
Knee
Knee Joint
Neoplasm Metastasis
Salmonella
Salmonella enteritidis
Spinal Cord
Synovial Fluid

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