Sphingomonas paucimobilis Septic Arthritis Post COVID- Case Report

In the current pandemic of Covid 19, and its treatment has changed the entire presentation of other diseases. In this pandemic on covid 19 the treatment of covid has deranged the immune status of many and has facilitated emergence of rare bacterial infection. Sphingomonas paucimobilis is a rare cause of infection in clinical setting but covid or its treatment has cause emergence of relatively rare infections.

A 59 year old lady came to outpatient department with complaints of pain right hip since 1 month and limping. On evaluation she was found to have intra osseous abscess with septic arthritis of hip caused by Sphingomonas Paucimobilis, with timely intervention an appropriate antibiotic therapy full recovery was possible.

In this era of Covid 19 pandemic every symptom should be considered significant and evaluated and appropriate diagnosis and timely intervention is crucial to prevent catastrophic complications.