Polyarticular septic arthritis caused by non-encapsulated haemophilus influenzae biotype I in a rheumatic adult

• Haemophilus influenzae causes less than 1% of all septic arthritis cases in adults. Most often serotype b is responsible. Here we describe a rare case of non-encapsulated H. influenzae-induced polyarticular septic arthritis in a rheumatic patient with no other infectious focus.

Nyckelord

Arthritis; Infectious/*etiology

Arthritis; Rheumatoid/*complications

Female

Haemophilus Infections/*etiology

Haemophilus influenzae

Humans

Middle Aged

MEDICINE

MEDICIN

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