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Pyogenic arthritis caused by streptococcus equisimilis (group-C streptococcus) in a patient with AIDS
S Steinfeld1, C Galle, M Struelens
1Dept of Rheumatology, Erasmus Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
Clinical Rheumatology
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
A patient with the Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) treated with a daily low dose of corticosteroids for chronic atopic dermatitis experienced a sudden episode of unilateral knee arthritis. Culture of the purulent synovial liquid yielded a pure culture of Streptococcus Equisimilis. A four week period of intravenous antibiotherapy combined with repeated drainages allowed a complete recovery of articular function.