Clostridium paraputrificum: An atypical and rare case of septic arthritis mimicking an acute sickle cell crisis

Authors

Jordan Ciuro
Tania Little
Evan Hiner, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
Cynthia Vakhariya

Recommended Citation

Ciuro J, Little T, Hiner E, Vakhariya C. Clostridium paraputrificum: An atypical and rare case of septic arthritis mimicking an acute sickle cell crisis. IDCases. 2021;23:e01031.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01031

Affiliations

Heart Failure, Advocate Christ

Abstract

Clostridium paraputrificum is an extremely rare species and constitutes only 1% of all clostridium infections in literature. Septic arthritis from Clostridium paraputrificum is even less documented, and currently there is only one known case report. Specifically, patients with sickle cell disease have a well-documented and increased susceptibility to infections with Salmonella, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hemophilius influenzae, and Enterobacter-klebsiella. Clostridium infection in sickle cell patients has been less studied and described. Here we present a case of septic arthritis from Clostridium paraputrificum in a sickle cell disease patient likely provoked by underlying avascular necrosis of the right shoulder.

Document Type

Article

PubMed ID

33384929