Ultrasound Detection of Septic Arthritis in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient on Anti-TNF Treatment

• मुख्य लेखकों: Anupama C. Nandagudi MSc, MRCP (UK) (लेखक), Stephen Kelly MRCP (UK) (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: SAGE Publishing, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: Connect to this object online.

We report a case of Salmonella septic arthritis detected by ultrasound in a 40-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis while he was on anti-tumor necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibody certolizumab. An aspirate of his left elbow joint showed Salmonella enteritidis infection that was sensitive to ceftr...