Gothner M, Ramczykowski T, Ewers A, Kälicke T, Shah S, Schildhauer TA, Swol J. [Septic arthritis as an initial manifestation of a bacterial endocarditis].
Unfallchirurg 2012;
116:465-70. [PMID:
22669538 DOI:
10.1007/s00113-012-2213-0]
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Abstract
Septic arthritis due to endocarditis is a rare and life-threatening disease. Endocarditis occurs with an incidence of 30 patients per 1 million citizens/year. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causative pathogens. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can lead to a severe outcome with a high mortality rate, and embolic complications of the kidney, brain, and spleen are seen in one third of all cases. The diagnosis and treatment of endocarditis is a challenge for all health care providers. We report about a patient who was admitted to our hospital with generalized sepsis of unknown origin.
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