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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787547
One-stage Revision in a Brucella Prosthetic Hip Joint Infection with Late Presentation: A Case Report
Article in several languages: português | EnglishFinancial Support The authors declare that they have receive no funding from agencies in the public, provate, or not-for-profit sectors for the conduction of the present study.
Abstract
A 69-year-old female patient, who had been operated on 20 years ago (unipolar hip prosthesis), presented with a complaint of pain in the thigh and a limp with onset 1 year before. An X ray revealed stem subsidence and varus collapse. One-stage revision hip replacement was performed in view of poor cardiac status, and Brucella melitensis grew in the tissue culture. Oral doxycycline and rifampicin were administered for six weeks. The patient remained asymptomatic until the last follow up. Prosthetic joint infection by B. melitensis should be considered in a late onset, insidious presentation in an endemic country. One exchange arthroplasty with the administration of systemic antibiotics resulted in a good outcome.
Keywords
arthroplasty, replacement, hip - bone cements - Brucella - hip - prosthesis-related infectionsStatement of Informed Consent
The patient was informed that data concerning the case would be submitted for publication in a medical journal in a confidential manner, and the patient gave written consent for it.
Work carried out at the Orthopedics Department, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Publication History
Received: 08 February 2022
Accepted: 18 January 2023
Article published online:
27 December 2024
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