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An unusual haemarthrosis in an HIV‐seronegative haemophilia A patient
Author(s) -
MÉnart C.,
Duhaut P.,
Attali O.,
Dechavanne M.,
NÉgrier C.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1998.00176.x
Subject(s) - medicine , haemophilia , septic arthritis , haemophilia a , differential diagnosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , arthritis , dermatology , surgery , pediatrics , immunology , pathology
We report the case of a severe haemophilia A patient with an anti‐factor VIII antibody who presented with a thigh haematoma and 1 year later with an elbow haemarthrosis infected by Salmonella enteritidis . These two infections were treated by antibiotics. The probable origin of these infections seems to be an anal fistula. The occurrence of a septic arthritis due to Salmonella is rare, and to our knowledge has never been reported in HIV‐negative haemophilic patients. The differential diagnosis of haemarthrosis and septic arthritis in a haemophilic patient is also discussed.