A case of <i>Staphylococcus lugdunensis</i> bacteremia complicated by reactive arthritis.

A case of Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteremia complicated by reactive arthritis.

Gaut, Daria; Muir, Kyle; Pessegueiro, Antonio M.

Afiliação

Gaut D; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Muir K; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Pessegueiro AM; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

SAGE Open Med Case Rep ; 7: 2050313X19828249, 2019.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30783530

ABSTRACT

Reactive arthritis has been described infrequently in association with staphylococcal infections, both those secondary to Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. We present a case of a 51-year-old male undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer who presented with joint pain and fevers and was found to have Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteremia. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms were negative for endocarditis. Arthrocentesis from one large joint revealed culture-negative inflammatory synovitis. This case illustrates that a possible systemic manifestation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteremia, in addition to the more common endocarditis, can also include reactive arthritis.

Palavras-chave

Bacteremia; Staphylococcus lugdunensis; reactive arthritis

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