A Report of a Case of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Arthritis and a Review of Extrapulmonary Klebsiella Infections
Authors: RICHARD G. WEBER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Case Studies1 August 1962A Report of a Case of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Arthritis and a Review of Extrapulmonary Klebsiella InfectionsRICHARD G. WEBER, M.D., BURNESS F. ANSELL JR., M.D.RICHARD G. WEBER, M.D., BURNESS F. ANSELL JR., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-2-281 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis report presents a most unusual manifestation of klebsiella pneumoniae infection, namely, purulent arthritis, and summarizes briefly the literature on klebsiella infections in general. To our knowledge, only one other case of klebsiella pneumoniae arthritis has been reported previously.CASE REPORTA 65-year-old white female cook was admitted to the medical service of the Cincinnati General Hospital on July 4, 1961, with a 2-day history of pain, swelling, redness, and heat in her left wrist. 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KASS EH: Chemotherapeutic and antibiotic drugs in the management of infection of the urinary tract. Amer. J. Med. 18: 764, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cincinnati, OhioFrom the Infectious Disease Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and the Cincinnati General Hospital.This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the Lederle Laboratories Division of the American Cyanamid Company.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Richard G. Weber, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati 29, Ohio. 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