Acute Streptococcus mitis Sacroiliitis in a Teenager with Unclear Source of Bacteremia: A Case Report and Literature Review
Septic arthritis is an orthopedic emergency that is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Old age, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, prosthetic joint, and recent surgery are the main predisposing risk factors. Most cases of septic arthritis are caused by hematogenous spread of infection....
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| author | Fatma Al-Farsi Ibrahim Al-Busaidi Khalfan Al-Zeedi |
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| description | Septic arthritis is an orthopedic emergency that is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Old age, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, prosthetic joint, and recent surgery are the main predisposing risk factors. Most cases of septic arthritis are caused by hematogenous spread of infection. Infectious sacroiliitis is a rare form of septic arthritis which is often clinically challenging to diagnose due its various and nonspecific presentations. Streptococcus mitis belongs to viridans group streptococci (VGS) bacteria, which is a component of body flora that is commonly involved in bacterial endocarditis. VGS in general and S. mitis specifically is an uncommon cause of osteoarticular infections. Here, we report a case of spontaneous Streptococcus mitis bacteremia complicated by septic sacroiliitis in a healthy teenager in the absence of infective endocarditis or a clear source of bacteremia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-348caceaebfe473b840001ef5193f73e2025-08-20T03:55:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/26167872616787Acute Streptococcus mitis Sacroiliitis in a Teenager with Unclear Source of Bacteremia: A Case Report and Literature ReviewFatma Al-Farsi0Ibrahim Al-Busaidi1Khalfan Al-Zeedi2Oman Medical Specialty Board, Medical Microbiology Residency Program, Muscat, OmanInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanSeptic arthritis is an orthopedic emergency that is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Old age, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, prosthetic joint, and recent surgery are the main predisposing risk factors. Most cases of septic arthritis are caused by hematogenous spread of infection. Infectious sacroiliitis is a rare form of septic arthritis which is often clinically challenging to diagnose due its various and nonspecific presentations. Streptococcus mitis belongs to viridans group streptococci (VGS) bacteria, which is a component of body flora that is commonly involved in bacterial endocarditis. VGS in general and S. mitis specifically is an uncommon cause of osteoarticular infections. Here, we report a case of spontaneous Streptococcus mitis bacteremia complicated by septic sacroiliitis in a healthy teenager in the absence of infective endocarditis or a clear source of bacteremia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2616787 |
| spellingShingle | Fatma Al-Farsi Ibrahim Al-Busaidi Khalfan Al-Zeedi Acute Streptococcus mitis Sacroiliitis in a Teenager with Unclear Source of Bacteremia: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Acute Streptococcus mitis Sacroiliitis in a Teenager with Unclear Source of Bacteremia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Acute Streptococcus mitis Sacroiliitis in a Teenager with Unclear Source of Bacteremia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Acute Streptococcus mitis Sacroiliitis in a Teenager with Unclear Source of Bacteremia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Streptococcus mitis Sacroiliitis in a Teenager with Unclear Source of Bacteremia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Acute Streptococcus mitis Sacroiliitis in a Teenager with Unclear Source of Bacteremia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | acute streptococcus mitis sacroiliitis in a teenager with unclear source of bacteremia a case report and literature review |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2616787 |
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