Chevalier X, Marty M, Larget-Piet B
Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France.
J Rheumatol. 1992 Nov;19(11):1817-9.
Only 3 cases of isolated septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint have been reported, all due to Staphylococcus aureus. We describe a case of Klebsiella pneumoniae septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint in an HLA-B27 positive patient.