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  • Title: Pseudomonas arthropathy in an older patient.
    Author: Keynes SA, Due SL, Paul B.
    Journal: Age Ageing; 2009 Mar; 38(2):245-6. PubMed ID: 19171952.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: septic arthritis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is uncommon in the immunocompetent older population, despite its occurrence in younger patients with open injuries and in intravenous drug abusers. CASE REPORT: here we report a case of septic arthritis caused by P. aeruginosa complicated by death in an older patient with recently treated Pseudomonas urinary tract infection. DISCUSSION: the diagnosis of Pseudomonas septic arthritis is made on culturing the organism from synovial fluid aspirate. Concurrent septic arthritis and crystal arthropathy is associated with a high mortality.
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