• Am J Emerg Med · Nov 2013

    Case Reports

    Spontaneous septic arthritis in a patient without trauma, coinfection, or immunosuppression.

    • Gregory D Griffin, Erin L Simon, and Peter L Griffin.
    • Emergency Department Research, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH 44307, USA.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Nov 1;31(11):1623.e3-4.

    AbstractSeptic arthritis is a rare infection, most often affecting the knee and hip [1]. Infections are often secondary to joint repair or replacement surgery, systemic infection, or intravenous recreational drug use [1,2].Diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatic dysfunction, and immunosuppression are common risk factors [1,2]. Although septic arthritis can occur spontaneously, such occurrences are rare. We report a case of a previously healthy 54-year-old woman with no known risk factors presenting to a freestanding emergency department with 5 days of shoulder pain.

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