Case Report: Nocardia farcinica infectious arthritis and myositis in an immunocompromised host: diagnostic and management challenges [PDF]
BackgroundNocardia farcinica is a rare opportunistic pathogen predominantly affecting immunocompromised hosts. Infectious arthritis, cutaneous and deep soft tissue infections caused by this organism often present with nonspecific clinical manifestations.
Jiacheng Liu +3 more
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Guillain–Barre syndrome complicating knee infectious arthritis [PDF]
Key Clinical Message Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare immune status, which affects the nerves, leading to muscle weakness and tingling, and, in some cases, paralysis. Our case showed that GBS may happen after knee infectious arthritis.
Naram Khalayli +2 more
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A Platelet-Rich Plasma-Derived Biologic Clears Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms While Mitigating Cartilage Degeneration and Joint Inflammation in a Clinically Relevant Large Animal Infectious Arthritis Model [PDF]
The leading cause of treatment failure in Staphylococcus aureus infections is the development of biofilms. Biofilms are highly tolerant to conventional antibiotics which were developed against planktonic cells.
Jessica M. Gilbertie +16 more
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Infectious arthritis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]
Eleven cases of infectious arthritis occurring in patients with rheumatoid arthritis are reported. Staphylococcus aureus was the causative organism in eight patients. Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus agalactiae in one patient each, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in two patients.
Mateo Soria, Lourdes +4 more
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The course of infectious arthritis in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia [PDF]
Hypogammaglobulinemia is a condition caused by low levels of immunoglobulins in the blood serum. It can be a manifestation of primary immunodeficiency, characterized by a violation of the production of immunoglobulins, in particular common variable ...
E. A. Savchenko +3 more
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Moraxella nonliquefaciens septic arthritis in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Background: Septic arthritis is a common rheumatologic condition with myriad microbiological causative agents. Moraxella is one of the very rare causes of septic arthritis.
Mohamad Khalife +2 more
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Infectious arthritis and the temporomandibular joint. A review [PDF]
Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Objective: Microorganisms can cause acute infectious arthritis, chronic infectious arthritis, or reactive inflammatory arthritis.
Nicolás Patricio Skármeta +10 more
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Systemic Mastocytosis: A Mimicker of Reactive Arthritis
Objectives. Illustration of a case of systemic mastocytosis mimicking reactive arthritis in the absence of an infectious etiology. Methods. Review of the patient’s medical records. Results.
Oussama G. Nasrallah +3 more
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Haemophilus influenzae causes less than 1% of all septic arthritis cases in adults. Most often serotype b is responsible. Here we describe a rare case of non-encapsulated H. influenzae-induced polyarticular septic arthritis in a rheumatic patient with no
Melhus, Åsa,, Svernell, O.
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Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Associated with Neonatal Septic Hip in a Late Preterm Infant [PDF]
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency is a rare primary immunodeficiency and autosomal recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the gene encoding CD18, which is a constituent of leukocyte integrins.
Hye-Eun Kim +4 more
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