PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - F Tiddia
AU  - G B Cherchi
AU  - L Pacifico
AU  - C Chiesa
TI  - Yersinia enterocolitica causing suppurative arthritis of the shoulder.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.47.8.760
DP  - 1994 Aug 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 760--761
VI  - 47
IP  - 8
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/47/8/760.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/47/8/760.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1994 Aug 01; 47
AB  - Yersinia enterocolitica is a rare cause of extra-intestinal disease. A case in a 60 year old butcher with hepatic cirrhosis who developed suppurative arthritis of the shoulder caused by Y enterocolitica is presented. There was no evidence of gastrointestinal infection or septicaemia. The severity of the illness was associated with various factors, including the underlying disease, the type of occupation, and the difficulties encountered in defining the optimal therapeutic regimen.