Septic arthritis caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Rubislaw: A case report

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Antonio Mário Tassinari, Mariana Tresoldi das Neves Romaneli, Ricardo Mendes Pereira, Antonia Teresinha Tresoldi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019
• Subjects: Arthritis; Salmonella spp; Child; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0253-2018; https://doaj.org/article/bb0636298ccb429daa3313ff18d6b7f4

Abstract An eleven-year-old boy presented with fever and hip pain, with limited mobility of the right side of the hip. Computed tomography scan revealed an increased volume of the right coxo-femoral joint, requiring surgical drainage of purulent secretion, from which Salmonella enterica was isolated. After four weeks of treatment with third-generation cephalosporin, he was discharged with a favorable evolution. Invasive disease caused by Salmonella spp represents a small proportion of salmonellosis cases, although it is responsible for greater rates of hospitalization, morbidity and mortality. Children under 5 years, elders over 60 years and immunodeficient patients have greater risk for invasive salmonellosis.