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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Coexisting polyarticular septic arthritis, gout and pseudogout

Summary

A case of a 67-year-old man with coexisting polyarticular septic arthritis due to group G Streptococcus, gout and pseudogout is presented. Septic arthritis of the left knee joint was further complicated by the development of an adjacent osteomyelitis. Appropriate management led to a full clinical recovery. Atypical clinical presentations in elderly, need for a sampling of more than one joint in polyarthritis and a summary of similar cases in literature is discussed.

  • bone and joint infections
  • medical management
  • orthopaedics
  • osteoarthritis
  • degenerative joint disease

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-226810

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