Infective arthritis due to Blastocystis hominis.
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Infective arthritis due to Blastocystis hominis.
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 m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.49.3.192