Acute Pseudoseptic Inflammatory Local Reactions after Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.
10.3344/kjp.2009.22.2.191
- Author:
Jun Yong LEE
1
;
Francis Sahngun NAHM
;
Soo Young PARK
;
Kyoung Hoon LIM
;
Chan Do PARK
;
Seung Jun LEE
;
Yong Chul KIM
;
Sang Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hiitsme@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
adverse effects;
hyaluronic acid;
injections;
osteoarthritis
- MeSH:
Arthritis;
Arthritis, Infectious;
Bacterial Infections;
Humans;
Hyaluronic Acid;
Knee;
Osteoarthritis;
Osteoarthritis, Knee;
Primary Health Care
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2009;22(2):191-194
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Knee osteoarthritis is a common, but difficult problem to manage in primary care. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection has recently been frequently used for treating knee osteoarthritis. The adverse local reactions, except septic arthritis, following intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections are generally transient and not severe. Pseudoseptic arthritis is an extreme form of inflammatory arthritis that is not due to bacterial infection and it is important to distinguish this from true septic arthritis. In this article, we report 2 cases of acute pseudoseptic local reactions after intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
