YERSINIA-ENTEROCOLITICA CAUSING SUPPURATIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER

Citation
F. Tiddia et al., YERSINIA-ENTEROCOLITICA CAUSING SUPPURATIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER, Journal of Clinical Pathology, 47(8), 1994, pp. 760-761
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
ISSN journal
00219746
Volume
47
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
760 - 761
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9746(1994)47:8<760:YCSAOT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Yersinia enterocolitica is a rare cause of extra-intestinal disease. A case in a 60 year old butcher with hepatic cirrhosis who developed su ppurative arthritis of the shoulder caused by Y enterocolitica is pres ented. There was no evidence of gastrointestinal infection or septicae mia. The severity of the illness was associated with various factors, including the underlying disease, the type of occupation, and the diff iculties encountered in defining the optimal therapeutic regimen.