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© 1995 British Society for Rheumatology

case-report

PAINFUL KNEES ASSOCIATED WITH A SEPTIC FOCUS

H. L. AVERNS, N. T. CHEUNG and P. T. DAWES

Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre Stoke-on-Trent

Correspondence to: Correspondence to: H. L. Averns, Rheumatology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

The association between gastrointestinal disorders and arthritis is well recognized. We describe a 54-yr-old man who presented with a seronegative oligoarthritis in whom the clinical picture was consistent with a hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. An occult septic focus was identified when a barium enema demonstrated a diverticular abscess, treatment of which led to a complete resolution of symptoms.

KEY WORDS: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, Diverticular disease, Septic focus, Painful knees


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