Abstract
We report a case of polyarthritis with axial involvement in a young female patient treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Detection in the hip fluid of Ureaplasma urealyticum by broad-range PCR followed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry allowed the diagnosis of septic arthritis and ad integrum recovery upon adapted antibiotic therapy.
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MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Arthritis / diagnosis*
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Arthritis / drug therapy
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Arthritis / pathology
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Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
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Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
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Arthritis, Infectious / pathology
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Female
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Humans
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Polymerase Chain Reaction*
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization*
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Treatment Outcome
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Ureaplasma Infections / diagnosis*
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Ureaplasma Infections / drug therapy
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Ureaplasma Infections / pathology
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Ureaplasma urealyticum / chemistry
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Ureaplasma urealyticum / genetics
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Ureaplasma urealyticum / isolation & purification*