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KMID : 0361620110460040340
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2011 Volume.46 No. 4 p.340 ~ p.344
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Septic Knee Arthritis Caused by Group B Salmonella Species in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Choi Choong-Hyeok
Lee Rae-Hyung
Lee Jin-Kyu
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Abstract
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Infection is a leading cause of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Insufficiency of the reticuloendothelial system, immunosuppressive therapy and inadequate opsonization are the main predisposing factors for infection. Salmonella infection is one of the most common opportunistic bacterial infections in patients with SLE and it can provoke a bacteremia or a localized infection. We report here on a rare case of septic knee arthritis caused by Group B Salmonella in a SLE patient, and this was treated with arthroscopic irrigation and antibiotics.
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KEYWORD
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septic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Salmonella
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