Septic Arthritis Caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae : A Pediatric Case Report and Literature Review

Haruka Fukayama; Shota Myojin; Takanori Funaki; Yoshitsugu Fukuda; Tomoo Nakamura; Akira Ishiguro; Chikara Ogimi

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000003979

Septic Arthritis Caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae : A Pediatric Case Report and Literature Review

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Sep 1;42(9):e336-e340. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003979. Epub 2023 May 24.

Authors

Haruka Fukayama^{1

2}, Shota Myojin¹, Takanori Funaki¹, Yoshitsugu Fukuda³, Tomoo Nakamura⁴, Akira Ishiguro², Chikara Ogimi¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Subspecialties.
² Center for Postgraduate Education and Training.
³ Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgical Specialties.
⁴ Department of General Pediatrics and Interdisciplinary Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 37235760
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003979

Abstract

We report a healthy 5-year-old boy without apparent risk factors who developed septic arthritis of the hip from Haemohilus parainfluenzae infection. A literature review revealed only 4 pediatric cases of osteoarticular infection caused by this pathogen. To our knowledge, our case may be the first pediatric case of septic arthritis of the hip caused by H. parainfluenzae .

Publication types

Review
Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Infectious* / diagnosis
Arthritis, Infectious* / drug therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Haemophilus Infections* / diagnosis
Haemophilus Infections* / drug therapy
Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Humans
Male
Risk Factors