Septic sacroiliitis: an unusual causative organism in a rare condition

C M O'Brien; E S Darley; A J Kelly; I W Nelson

Septic sacroiliitis: an unusual causative organism in a rare condition

Int J Clin Pract. 1998 Apr-May;52(3):206-7.

Authors

C M O'Brien¹, E S Darley, A J Kelly, I W Nelson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.

PMID: 9684443

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a relatively uncommon cause of septic arthritis, and Infection of the sacroiliac joint by this organism has been rarely described. We present such a case.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Infectious / etiology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Penicillins / therapeutic use
Pneumococcal Infections / complications*
Pneumococcal Infections / drug therapy
Radiography
Sacroiliac Joint* / diagnostic imaging
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Substances

Penicillins