tetracycline and Paraplegia

An unusual case is described of extragenital Mycoplasma hominis infection presenting as a septic arthritis of the hip joint in a young paraplegic girl. The few reported cases of M. hominis septic arthritis are summarized. Based on the current case and these reported cases, the etiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this infection are discussed.

Topics: Arthritis, Infectious; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Groin; Hip Joint; Humans; Mycoplasma Infections; Paraplegia; Tetracycline; Ulcer

Topics: Abscess; Adolescent; Chloramphenicol; Drug Resistance; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Dura Mater; Epidural Abscess; Humans; Hypothermia; Laminectomy; Myelography; Paraplegia; Penicillins; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Compression; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptomycin; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Tetracycline

Topics: Abortion, Septic; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bile Ducts; Chloramphenicol; Emetine; Escherichia coli Infections; Female; Humans; Kanamycin; Neomycin; Oxytetracycline; Paraplegia; Penicillins; Peritonitis; Pregnancy; Pressure Ulcer; Pseudomonas Infections; Pyelonephritis; Pyoderma; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Streptomycin; Tetracycline

Topics: Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Antitubercular Agents; Blood Transfusion; Bone Marrow Examination; Central Nervous System Diseases; Child; Dextrans; Hematoma; Hematoma, Subdural; Humans; Isoniazid; Leukemia; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Mercaptopurine; Norepinephrine; Oleandomycin; Paraplegia; Prednisone; Streptomycin; Tetracycline