RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Yersinia enterocolitica causing suppurative arthritis of the shoulder.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 760
OP 761
DO 10.1136/jcp.47.8.760
VO 47
IS 8
A1 F Tiddia
A1 G B Cherchi
A1 L Pacifico
A1 C Chiesa
YR 1994
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/47/8/760.abstract
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.