Pseudoseptic Arthritis: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. (13th October 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oppermann, Brian P.; Cote, Jonida K.; Morris, Stephanie J.; Harrington, Thomas
• Other Names: Bamford K. B. Academic Editor.; Colodner R. Academic Editor.; Faucher J.-F. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in infectious diseases. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-10-13
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases; Infectious Disease Medicine; Communicable diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1155/2011/942023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6625

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose . Pseudoseptic arthritis is an acute inflammatory monoarthritis with a sterile synovial gram stain and culture. Pseudoseptic arthritis has been previously described in the literature in a variety of settings including rheumatoid arthritis and microcrystalline disease. Despite pseudoseptic arthritis being a described entity, there is little published data on this topic with no published reports since 1992. Methods . This paper was a retrospective chart review over a 20-year period that identified all rheumatology inpatient consultations at our tertiary rural hospital for pseudoseptic arthritis. Results . We identified 10 patients with pseudoseptic arthritis and presented 5 of those cases in this paper. Majority of these patients had known autoimmune inflammatory arthritis or microcrystalline inflammatory arthritis. Conclusion . Pseudoseptic arthritis is a syndrome that should be in the differential diagnosis with patients with long standing inflammatory condition who present with an acute monoarthritis with no known bacterial source for septic arthritis.