YERSINIA-ENTEROCOLITICA CAUSING SUPPURATIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER

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.