Infective arthritis due to Blastocystis hominis.
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 49 (3), 192-193
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.49.3.192
Abstract
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis taking prednisone developed Blastocystis hominis acute diarrhoea, which was associated with increased inflammation and effusion of the left knee. B hominis organisms were found in synovial fluid from the left knee. The patient responded dramatically to metronidazole treatment. B hominis may become disseminated in immunosuppressed patients with diarrhoea and may cause infective arthritis.Keywords
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