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Rat bite fever mimicking rheumatoid arthritis.

Legout L, Senneville E, Mulleman D, Solau-Gervais E, Flipo RM, Mouton Y

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. laurence.legout@hcuge.ch

We report a case of Streptobacillus moniliformis polyarthritis mimicking a rheumatoid arthritis, in a pet shop employee. In culture of fluid joint growth a curious Gram-negative bacillus was identified by polymerase chain reaction as Streptobacillus moniliformis. The outcome was good after surgical debridment and rifampin-clindamycin combination during 4 weeks.

Published 13 July 2005 in Scand J Infect Dis, 37(6): 532-3.
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