DESTRUCTIVE POLYARTHRITIS DUE TO A GROUP-B STREPTOCOCCUS

A new case of destructive polyarthritis due to a Group B streptococcus is reported, The patient was a 55-year-old male whose predominantly a xial manifestations in the absence of evidence of an infection initial ly suggested psoriatic arthritis, Although rare, Group B streptococcal arthritis has been reported outside the postpartal and neonatal perio ds, Monoarthritis with a favorable outcome has been the most common cl inical pattern. Several cases of destructive polyarthritis with axial involvement have been reported in which the joint destruction and long er time to diagnosis as compared with monoarticular forms resulted in permanent functional impairment.