Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Child
We report a case of septic arthritis caused by a Bacillus species, B. pumilus, occurring in a healthy child. This organism rarely causes serious infections and has only been described in newborns and immunocompromised individuals or as a skin infection. This child developed an indolent joint swellin...
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| author | V. M. Shivamurthy Soren Gantt Christopher Reilly Peter Tilley Jaime Guzman Lori Tucker |
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| description | We report a case of septic arthritis caused by a Bacillus species, B. pumilus, occurring in a healthy child. This organism rarely causes serious infections and has only been described in newborns and immunocompromised individuals or as a skin infection. This child developed an indolent joint swelling after a minor skin injury, and symptoms were initially thought most consistent with chronic arthritis. The case demonstrates that clinicians should consider joint infection in children presenting with acute monoarticular swelling, even without prominent systemic features. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8e68903e4a9e4919980f2103f1fcf95e2025-02-03T05:45:50ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95321918-14932016-01-01201610.1155/2016/32650373265037Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy ChildV. M. Shivamurthy0Soren Gantt1Christopher Reilly2Peter Tilley3Jaime Guzman4Lori Tucker5Division of Paediatric Rheumatology, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, CanadaDepartment of Paediatric Orthopaedics, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, CanadaDivision of Paediatric Rheumatology, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, CanadaDivision of Paediatric Rheumatology, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, CanadaWe report a case of septic arthritis caused by a Bacillus species, B. pumilus, occurring in a healthy child. This organism rarely causes serious infections and has only been described in newborns and immunocompromised individuals or as a skin infection. This child developed an indolent joint swelling after a minor skin injury, and symptoms were initially thought most consistent with chronic arthritis. The case demonstrates that clinicians should consider joint infection in children presenting with acute monoarticular swelling, even without prominent systemic features.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3265037 |
| spellingShingle | V. M. Shivamurthy Soren Gantt Christopher Reilly Peter Tilley Jaime Guzman Lori Tucker Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Child Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Child |
| title_full | Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Child |
| title_fullStr | Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Child |
| title_short | Bacillus pumilus Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Child |
| title_sort | bacillus pumilus septic arthritis in a healthy child |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3265037 |
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