Pyogenic arthritis of the hip due to Campylobacter fetus: a case report.

Author: Chan Dong HAN ¹ ; Jin Woo LEE ; Yunsop CHONG
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1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Pyogenic; hip; Campylobacter fetus
MeSH: Arthritis, Infectious/*etiology; *Campylobacter Infections; Campylobacter fetus/*isolation & purification; Case Report; Femur Head Necrosis/etiology; Hip/*microbiology; Human; Male; Middle Age
From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1992;33(1):87-90
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Septic arthritis of the hip caused by Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetusis very rare. The authoris isolated C. fetus subsp. fetus from a specimen of the left hip. The patient was a 53-year old man with a history of heavy drinking, diabetes, and chronic hepatitis, and had been suffering from avascular necrosis of both femoral heads. It was considered that the organism invaded already damaged tissue of the joint. The patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics and later received successful total hip replacement.