Listeria monocytogenes septic arthritis in a patient treated with mycophenolate mofetil for polyarteritis nodosa: a case report and review of the literature | Zendy

José Luís del Pozo | Zendy; Rocío García de la Garza | Zendy; P. Díaz de Rada | Zendy; Enrique Ornilla | Zendy; José Ramón Yuste | Zendy

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Listeria monocytogenes septic arthritis in a patient treated with mycophenolate mofetil for polyarteritis nodosa: a case report and review of the literature

Author(s) -

José Luís del Pozo,

Rocío García de la Garza,

P. Díaz de Rada,

Enrique Ornilla,

José Ramón Yuste

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.11.005

Subject(s) - septic arthritis , medicine , polyarteritis nodosa , mycophenolate , listeria monocytogenes , arthritis , dermatology , immunology , surgery , vasculitis , disease , bacteria , transplantation , biology , genetics

Listeriosis can be a cause of arthritis. Here, we present a case of Listeria monocytogenes septic arthritis of the right hip in a 66-year-old male treated with mycophenolate mofetil for polyarteritis nodosa. So far, septic arthritis due to this microorganism has not been reported in patients treated with mycophenolate mofetil. We review the literature of L. monocytogenes septic arthritis and discuss the role of mycophenolate mofetil treatment in precipitating listeriosis.

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