Table 3.

Salient features of reported Rickettsial infections presenting as arthritis

Reference	Rickettsia/disease	Type of Arthritis
Present	Rickettsia rickettsi	Polyarticular
		involving hands
Pascual et al, 1991	Rickettsia typhi	Monoarticular
Sexton et al, 1992	Rickettsia rickettsi	Monoarticular
Cobeta et al, 1993	Rickettsia conorii	Monoarticular
Klein et al, 1995	Israeli spotted fever	Monoarticular
		oligoarticular
		polyarticular
		involving
		elbows, ankles, wrists
Premaratna et al, 2009	Rickettsia conorii	Monoarticular