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Septic Polyarthritis Caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis.


ABSTRACT: Streptobacillus moniliformis is a pleomorphic, fastidious gram-negative bacillus that colonizes rodent respiratory tracts and causes rat-bite fever in humans. Rat-bite fever is associated with septic arthritis, usually monoarticular or pauciarticular. We report a rare case of polyarticular septic arthritis caused by S. moniliformis; the disease was initially misdiagnosed as inflammatory arthritis.

SUBMITTER: Uddin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8632173 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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