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Septic arthritis is an unusual complication of Sporothrix schenckii infection. Its diagnosis can be very difficult, mainly because of low clinical suspicion, special media needed for its culture, and low density of the organism in biopsy specimens. We present a case of a woman with disseminated Sporothrix schenckii infection and polyarthritis. Although rare, this wide dissemination of fungus and polyarthritis occurred in an initially immunocompetent patient. Steroid therapy given for suspected vasculitis might have worsened her condition.
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Gonadal dysgenesis, or Turner's syndrome, is a common X chromosome genetic disorder with characteristic clinical and radiological features. Psoriasis is a common skin disorder that can be associated with arthritis. This report describes a 34-year-old woman with both diseases. Radiological features of Turner's syndrome are described with illustrations of how some changes might be confused with those of rheumatic disease. Although psoriatic arthritis has not been previously reported, other autoimmune diseases have been associated with Turner's syndrome.