23 January 2026
: Case report 
Septic Arthritis Secondary to Acupuncture in an Immunocompromised Patient With Multiple Comorbid Conditions
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease, Adverse events of drug therapy
Peyton R. Lester CDEF 1, Aleksandra Murawska Baptista AC 1*, Nicolas Tapia Stoll BC 2,3, Preston Skinner
CEF 2,4, Abhinav Singla AEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948392
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948392
Figure 1 Physical examination findings showing the patient’s diffusely enlarged left shoulder. (A) Anterior view; (B) lateral view of the patient’s diffusely enlarged left shoulder (arrows) with no overt skin changes.