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Revista Colombiana de Reumatología
Print version ISSN 0121-8123
Abstract
RANIERI, L.; LOPEZ-SALGUERO, S.; GONZALEZ GALVAN, Y. and ANDRES, M.. A Case Report: Pseudomonas Stutzeri, An Unusual Cause Of Septic Arthritis. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.3, pp.215-217. Epub Apr 27, 2021. ISSN 0121-8123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcreu.2019.09.002.
A case is presented of septic knee arthritis caused by Pseudomonas stutzeri, which is an aerobic gram-negative bacillus widely distributed in nature and rarely causes serious infections in humans. The patient is an 84-year-old woman on haemodialysis, who developed a septic arthritis of the right knee after a hyaluronic acid injection. There was a favourable outcome after antibiotic therapy. This aetiology should be taken into account when there is a history of local invasion of the joint and in states of immunosuppression, as occurred in this patient.
Keywords : Arthritis; Pseudomonas stutzeri; Haemodialysis; Immunosuppression.