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An enemy in shadows-Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis and iliopsoas abscess: Case report and review of the literature.

Gawahir A Ali, Wael Goravey, Abdulrahman Hamad, Emad B Ibrahim, Mohamed R Hasan, Muna Al Maslamani, Hussam Al Soub

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Article in IDCases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gawahir A AliDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Wael GoraveyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Abdulrahman HamadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Emad B IbrahimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, HMC, Doha and Qatar University, Biomedical Research Centre, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed R HasanDepartment of Pathology, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Muna Al MaslamaniDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Hussam Al SoubDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QAQatar University · QA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma hominis (M. hominis) is fastidious and difficult to grow bacteria with the ability to colonize the genitourinary and respiratory tracts. Infrequently can cause a variety of genitourinary tract infections, pregnancy complications, and neonatal diseases. M. hominis rarely reported to cause extragenital infections and seldomly native joint septic arthritis particularly in immunocompromised hosts, raising diagnostic challenges and is often associated with delayed diagnosis and high morbidity and mortality. We report the case of a 30-year-old patient who developed M. hominis native left hip septic arthritis with iliopsoas abscess after receiving rituximab for newly diagnosed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). The diagnosis of M. hominis hip septic arthritis with iliopsoas involvement was confirmed following repeated joint and abscess aspiration and identification of the organism with the aid of culture and specific Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The patient was subsequently treated with a prolonged course of antibiotics targeting the organism with a favorable outcome. The clinical presentations, assessment, and management of this rare entity of M. hominis related extragenital infections are outlined. In addition, the literature on similar cases was reviewed to raise awareness and avoid devastating consequences.

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doxycyclineMycoplasma hominisPCRrituximabseptic arthritis

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PMID34485081
PMCPMC8406155
OpenAlexW3194052138

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