A case of brucellar monoarthritis and review of the literature

Rheumatol Int. 2012 May;32(5):1465-8. doi: 10.1007/s00296-011-1917-8. Epub 2011 Apr 3.

Abstract

Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease, which constitutes a public health problem in Turkey. Brucellosis has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Osteoarthicular manifestations are often seen in brucellosis but most of the brucellar monoarthritis cases are reactive rather than being septic. We report a case of brucellar (septic) monoarthritis of the knee in a 74-year-old cattleman and review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animal Husbandry*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / therapy
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Brucella / isolation & purification*
  • Brucellosis / complications
  • Brucellosis / diagnosis
  • Brucellosis / microbiology*
  • Brucellosis / therapy
  • Brucellosis / transmission
  • Cattle
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Diseases / complications
  • Occupational Diseases / diagnosis
  • Occupational Diseases / microbiology*
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / diagnosis
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / microbiology*
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / therapy
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Synovial Fluid / microbiology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult
  • Zoonoses

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents