A RARE CAUSE OF SEPTIC ARTHRITIS WITH PLEURAL EFFUSION: BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i1.15548Abstract
Melioidosis is a fatal disease, most prevalent in South-East Asia, Northern Australia, and the Indian subcontinent is caused by Gram-negative saprophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei. Septic arthritis due to melioidosis is very rare and should be a differential diagnosis in patient presenting with septic arthritis in endemic areas. It results in severe morbidity. Hence, we report a case of septic arthritis of left knee and hip in a young patient who later developed pleural effusion caused by B. pseudomallei.
Keywords: Septic arthritis, Pleural effusion, Vietnamese bomb.
Â
Downloads
References
Shirtliff ME, Mader JT. Acute septic arthritis. Clin Microbiol Rev 2002;15(4):527-44.
Vincent GM, Amirault JD. Septic arthritis in the elderly. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1990;251:241-5.
Ho G Jr. Bacterial arthritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2001;13(4):310-4.
Jayaprakash B, Rao K, Patil N, Balaji O, Rau NR, Varghese G. Melioidosis: A rare case of hemoptysis with
pseudoaneurysm. Res J Pharm Biol Chem Sci 2016;7(3):1977-81.
Lee HS, Riyaaz AA, Yeoh SH. Acute disseminated melioidosis presenting with septic arthritis and diffuse pulmonary
consolidation in an otherwise healthy adult: A case report. Int J Med Stud 2015;3(1):59-62.
Mukhopadhyay A, Lee KH, Tambyah PA. Bacteraemic melioidosis pneumonia: Impact on outcome, clinical and
radiological features. J Infect 2004;48(4):334-8.
Kosuwon W, Taimglang T, Sirichativapee W, Jeeravipoolvarn P. Melioidotic septic arthritis and its risk factors. J
Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85-A(6):1058-61.
Currie BJ, Fisher DA, Howard DM, Burrow JN, Lo D, Selva- Nayagam S, et al. Endemic melioidosis in tropical
northern Australia: A 10-year prospective study and review of the literature. Clin Infect Dis 2000;31(4):981-6.
Jesudason MV, Anbarasu A, John TJ. Septicaemic melioidosis in a tertiary care hospital in south India. Indian J
Med Res 2003;117:119-21.
Raja NS, Ahmed MZ, Singh NN. Melioidosis: An emerging infectious disease. J Postgrad Med 2005;51(2):140-5.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
The publication is licensed under CC By and is open access. Copyright is with author and allowed to retain publishing rights without restrictions.