Salmonella Septic Arthritis of the Knee in a Child

Infection with Salmonella spp can result in a variety of presentations such as enteric fever, septicemia, gastroenteritis, and septic arthritis. The common organisms seen in septic arthritis are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococci which accounts for about 67% and 20% respectively [1-3]. Salmonella spp however is less commonly seen in septic arthritis [1] and it is usually associated with immunosuppression conditions and underlying chronic debilitating diseases such as malignancy, hemoglobinopathy, diabetes mellitus, and HIV [4]. We report a case of septic arthritis in a healthy child caused by Salmonella spp in a hospital. A Similar incidence of Salmonella spp arthritis is reported in Africa [5-8].