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Polyarticular septic arthritis with bilateral psoas abscesses following acupuncture.
Acupunct Med. 2009 Jun; 27(2):81-2.AM

Abstract

We report a case of polyarticular septic arthritis with bilateral psoas abscesses. A 50-year-old woman was admitted with fever, multiple joint swelling and pain. She had a clinical history of acupuncture therapy for treatment of her chronic lower back pain two days before the appearance of her symptoms. Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from blood culture, knee joint fluids and psoas abscess. After a long course of antibiotics for 70 days together with drainage of the abscess, the condition completely resolved. The acupuncture is the probable cause of the infection, and this case report reveals the importance of asking about a clinical history of acupuncture treatment and of making repeated bacterial examinations in undiagnosed polyarthritis patients.

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Ogasawara M
Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. miogasaw@juntendo.ac.jp
Oda K
No affiliation info available
Yamaji K
No affiliation info available
Takasaki Y
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MeSH

Acupuncture TherapyAnti-Bacterial AgentsArthritis, InfectiousCombined Modality TherapyDrainageFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedPsoas AbscessStaphylococcal InfectionsTreatment Outcome

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19502468

Citation

Ogasawara, Michihiro, et al. "Polyarticular Septic Arthritis With Bilateral Psoas Abscesses Following Acupuncture." Acupuncture in Medicine : Journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, vol. 27, no. 2, 2009, pp. 81-2.
Ogasawara M, Oda K, Yamaji K, et al. Polyarticular septic arthritis with bilateral psoas abscesses following acupuncture. Acupunct Med. 2009;27(2):81-2.
Ogasawara, M., Oda, K., Yamaji, K., & Takasaki, Y. (2009). Polyarticular septic arthritis with bilateral psoas abscesses following acupuncture. Acupuncture in Medicine : Journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, 27(2), 81-2. https://doi.org/10.1136/aim.2008.000141
Ogasawara M, et al. Polyarticular Septic Arthritis With Bilateral Psoas Abscesses Following Acupuncture. Acupunct Med. 2009;27(2):81-2. PubMed PMID: 19502468.
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