| Total hip replacement infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A case report with review of literature. | |
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PMID: 17515245 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection of a total joint prosthesis in patients with previous pulmonary or osteoarticular tuberculosis is well recorded in literature. We describe the case of a 59-year-old woman with tuberculous infection complicating a total hip arthroplasty 15 months after surgery for osteoarthritis. The patient had no prior history of exposure to tuberculosis and no evidence of pulmonary or osteoarticular tuberculosis. She was treated with four-drug antituberculous chemotherapy for 12 months with retention of the prosthesis. The purpose of this case report and literature review is to highlight to the Western Orthopaedic surgeon the importance of keeping in mind a differential diagnosis of tuberculosis while dealing with prosthetic joint infections. The infection of a joint with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in patients without previous tuberculosis is very uncommon. We have reviewed the surgical and medical management of the cases reported in literature. |
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Authors:
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Vasudev Shanbhag; Rahul Kotwal; Atul Gaitonde; Keshav Singhal |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta orthopaedica Belgica Volume: 73 ISSN: 0001-6462 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Orthop Belg Publication Date: 2007 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-22 Completed Date: 2007-07-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985165R Medline TA: Acta Orthop Belg Country: Belgium |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 268-74 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Orthopaedics, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, United Kingdom. swarvasu@aol.com |
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Diagnosis, Differential Female Femur / radiography Femur Neck / radiography Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects* Humans Middle Aged Osteoarthritis, Hip / surgery Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy*, microbiology Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis, drug therapy* |
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