PASTEURELLA-MULTOCIDA ARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER ASSOCIATED WITH POSTSURGICAL LYMPHEDEMA

Authors
FELLOWS L BOIVIN M KAPUSTA M
Citation
L. Fellows et al., PASTEURELLA-MULTOCIDA ARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER ASSOCIATED WITH POSTSURGICAL LYMPHEDEMA, Journal of rheumatology, 23(10), 1996, pp. 1824-1825
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0315162X
Volume
23
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1824 - 1825
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-162X(1996)23:10<1824:PAOTSA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We describe a patient with postsurgical lymphedema and septic arthriti s of the shoulder after a cat bite distally. Our case illustrates the importance of a high index of suspicion for infection in patients with shoulder pain and pre-existing edema.