Serratia arthritis. Medical eradication of infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

We treated a patient withSerratiapyarthrosis who also had rheumatoid arthritis. With prompt diagnosis, vigorous needle aspiration of joint exudate, intravenous but not intra-articular administration of antibiotics, and appropriate splinting, surgical treatment may not be necessary in all cases ofSerratiajoint infection.