Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 41 No. 3, 2002.
Professional paper
Septic Polyarthritis Caused by Staphylococcus Aureus Possibly Followed by Reactive Arthritis
Željko Vučičević
Tomislav Šušković
Dina Vukičević-Baudoin
Ksenija Kovačić
Abstract
Three HLA-B27 positive patients with staphylococcal polyarthritis are reported. After six weeks of treatment with antibiotics, the bacterial infection was eradicated. However, clinical and laboratory signs suggestive of reactive arthritis developed during the convalescence period. The patient became sub-febrile, with persistent arthralgias and elevated total level of circulating immune complexes and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Further treatment consisted of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs alone, with good response and complete recovery in several months. These observations require additional investigations; however, similar experience in the future may reduce too long and unnecessary antibiotic therapy.
Keywords
Arthritis, infectious - therapy; Arthritis, reactive - etiology; Staphylococcal infections - drug therapy
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14736
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Publication date:
2.9.2002.
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