Artritis séptica por Streptococcus pneumoniae: reporte de un caso.

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Artritis séptica por Streptococcus pneumoniae: reporte de un caso.

Streptococcus pneumoniae septic arthritis: a case report.

C.D. NOVOA, R.E. LÓPEZ, P GÓMEZ, J.A. BLAS, J.L. RODRIGO, B BONET

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22/02/2016

Aceptación:

22/02/2016

Publicación:

22/02/2016

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Resumen (ES)

Pneumococcal arthritis is uncommon in adults, predominantly in pediatric patients. Pneumonia and bacteremia are the most common manifestations; joint involvement according to recent series has a lower prevalence of 1% in subjects under 50 years. We report the case of a patient of 60 years with SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) which presented septic monoarthritis right knee caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Palabras clave (ES):

neumonieRodilla

InfecciónArtritis

cóccicaEstreptococo

Resumen (EN)

Pneumococcal arthritis is uncommon in adults, predominantly in pediatric patients. Pneumonia and bacteremia are the most common manifestations; joint involvement according to recent series has a lower prevalence of 1% in subjects under 50 years. We report the case of a patient of 60 years with SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) which presented septic monoarthritis right knee caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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