Aeromonas Hydrophilia as a Rare Cause of Septic Arthritis in a Hemodialysis Patient

Authors

  • Saarah Huurieyah Wan Rosli Medical Microbiologist Trainee, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Pandan Indah, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Chuan Hun Ding Associate Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Asrul Abdul Wahab Associate Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v21i2.50217

Keywords:

Aeromonas hydrophila, septic arthritis

Abstract

Septic arthritis usually represents a direct invasion of joint space by various microorganisms, most commonly caused by bacteria. Most of the time, it is caused by Staphylococci spp. or Streptococci spp. This is a case of a 70-year-old Chinese man with underlying end stage renal failure on regular hemodialysis who presented with recurrent right shoulder pain and swelling. He was diagnosed with right shoulder septic arthritis whereby arthrotomy was performed. Intra-operative tissue specimen from his right shoulder grew Aeromonas hydrophilia which was susceptible to ceftriaxone, cefepime, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. He was given intravenous cefepime for 21 days and discharged after treatment completed.

J MEDICINE JUL 2020; 21 (2) : 113-116

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Published

2020-11-09

How to Cite

Rosli, S. H. W., Ding, C. H., & Wahab, A. A. (2020). Aeromonas Hydrophilia as a Rare Cause of Septic Arthritis in a Hemodialysis Patient. Journal of Medicine, 21(2), 113–116. https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v21i2.50217

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Case Reports

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