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Case Reports
. 2005;37(6-7):532-3.
doi: 10.1080/00365540510032114.

Rat bite fever mimicking rheumatoid arthritis

L Legout  1 , E Senneville, D Mulleman, E Solau-Gervais, R M Flipo, Y Mouton
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Case Reports

Rat bite fever mimicking rheumatoid arthritis

L Legout et al. Scand J Infect Dis. 2005.

Abstract

We report a case of Streptobacillus moniliformis polyarthritis mimicking a rheumatoid arthritis, in a pet shop employee. In culture of fluid joint growth a curious Gram-negative bacillus was identified by polymerase chain reaction as Streptobacillus moniliformis. The outcome was good after surgical debridment and rifampin-clindamycin combination during 4 weeks.

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