Volume 25, Number 10—October 2019
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Case Studies and Literature Review of Pneumococcal Septic Arthritis in Adults
Table 2
Patient age, y/sex |
Affected joint |
Days from admission to diagnosis |
Underlying conditions, risk factors |
Vaccination, type |
Clinical signs and symptoms |
Other infection |
90/M |
Hip, prosthetic joint surgery 1 y before SA |
60 |
Multiple myeloma diagnosed 2 y after septic arthritis |
ND |
Joint pain |
None |
93/F |
Knee, prosthetic joint surgery 5 y before SA |
2 |
None |
ND |
Joint pain and swelling |
Pneumonia |
34/M |
Hip |
1 |
Chronic alcoholism |
N |
Fever, joint pain |
None |
68/M |
Knee |
4 |
Gout, heart disease |
N |
Fever, joint pain and swelling |
Hematoma in abdominal muscles |
75/M |
Knee |
1 |
Diabetes mellitus, heart disease |
N |
Joint pain and swelling |
None |
42/F |
One knee, both shoulders |
1 |
Splenectomy,
Immunosuppressive drug |
Y, PPV23 |
Joint pain and swelling |
None |
80/F |
Knee |
1 |
Chronic alcoholism |
N |
Joint pain and swelling |
None |
61/F |
Knee |
2 |
COPD, multiple myeloma diagnosed while hospitalized for septic arthritis |
N |
Fever, joint pain and swelling |
None |
57/F |
Shoulder |
1 |
COPD, MGUS |
N |
Joint pain and swelling |
Bronchitis 3 weeks prior |
82/F |
Knee, prosthetic joint |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
90/F |
Knee |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
53/F |
Both sacroiliac joints |
2 |
Splenectomy |
Y, PCV13 |
Fever, joint pain |
Sinusitis 3 weeks prior |
69/M |
Knee, prosthetic joint surgery 1 mo before SA |
1 |
Malignant disease
MGUS |
N |
Fever, joint pain and swelling |
None |
82/F |
Knee, prosthetic joint surgery 1 y before SA |
1 |
None |
N |
Fever, joint pain and swelling |
Pneumonia |
57/M |
Knee |
1 |
Chronic alcoholism |
ND |
Fever, joint pain and swelling |
None |
82/M | Sacroiliac joint | 5 | None | N | Joint pain | Pneumonia |
*COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MGUS, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; SA, septic arthritis; ND, no data.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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