Bacteremia and septic arthritis due to a nontoxigenic strain of Clostridium difficile in a patient with sickle cell disease

Emilie Hill; Adrienne D. Workman; Francesca Lee; Rita Hollaway; Dominick Cavuoti; Bonnie C. Prokesch

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofx278

Bacteremia and septic arthritis due to a nontoxigenic strain of Clostridium difficile in a patient with sickle cell disease

Emilie Hill
, Adrienne D. Workman
, Francesca Lee
, Rita Hollaway
, Dominick Cavuoti
, Bonnie C. Prokesch

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Abstract

A 22-year-old female with sickle cell disease presented with fevers, bilateral knee pain, and lethargy. Laboratory data revealed a leukocytosis and lactic acidosis. Blood and synovial fluid cultures grew a non-toxin-producing strain of Clostridium difficile. This case highlights the fact that nontoxigenic Clostridium difficile can cause significant disease.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	ofx278
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx278
State	Published - Feb 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bacteremia
Clostridium difficile
Hemoglobin SS disease
Septic arthritis
Sickle cell disease

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Oncology
Infectious Diseases

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