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Septic Polyarthritis Caused by Staphylococcus Aureus Possibly Followed by Reactive Arthritis

Željko Vučičević
Tomislav Šušković
Dina Vukičević-Baudoin
Ksenija Kovačić


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str. 215-215

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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.

Ključne riječi

Arthritis, infectious - therapy; Arthritis, reactive - etiology; Staphylococcal infections - drug therapy

Hrčak ID:

14736

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/14736

Datum izdavanja:

2.9.2002.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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