Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Suppurative Arthritis in a 12-year-old Boy After an Unusual Fresh Water Exposure. Issue 4 (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alawdah, Laila S.; Campbell, Jaime N.; Pollock, Nira; Watnick, Paula I.
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 36:Issue 4(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae -- suppurative arthritis -- fresh water -- dog bite; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001461
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : We report the case of a 12-year-old boy who experienced recurrent suppurative arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint after near simultaneous exposure to a frog, a dog bite and lake water. Anaerobic cultures of synovial fluid obtained during operative debridement grew small round gray colonies ultimately identified as Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae by routine laboratory tests and mass spectrometry.