Monoarticular septic arthritis in a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis under etanercept treatment

Kai Cheng Lin, Chi Di Liang, Kuender D. Yang, Hong Ren Yu, Ho Chang Kuo*

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Abstract

A 7-year-old girl with polyarticular type juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) presented with acute onset of right hip pain with limited range of motion and fever within the past two days. She had received etanercept for more than one year. Percutaneous arthrocentesis was performed and showed a white blood cell count of 84150/lL in the synovial fluid, although the culture showed negative results. The fever and right hip pain completely resolved after antibiotic treatment. Herein, we report the first case of septic monoarthritis of JRA under etanercept treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1383-1385
Number of pages3
JournalRheumatology International
Volume32
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 05 2012

Keywords

  • Etanercept
  • Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
  • Septic arthritis

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