Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-6-2018
Abstract
Atlantoaxial joint septic arthritis and superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis are uncommon manifestations of Staphylococcus aureus infection. A 68-year-old man presented with acute-onset neck pain and diplopia. Imaging studies revealed atlantoaxial septic arthritis and right superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis. Blood cultures grew methicillin-susceptible S. aureus. We review the literature describing these 2 uncommon manifestations of a common pathogen.
Keywords
atlanto-axial joint, diplopia, ophthalmic vein septic thrombosis, septic arthritis, staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Language
English
Publication Title
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Rights
Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2018. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
Recommended Citation
Zeina Hajar, Neel Fotedar, Robin L P Jump, Concurrent Atlantoaxial Septic Arthritis and Septic Thrombosis of the Ophthalmic Vein due to Staphylococcus aureus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2019, ofy328, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy328
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