Septic Knee Arthritis Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis After Intraarticular Injection Therapy.
10.4235/jkgs.2015.19.2.95
- Author:
Chang Hun SONG
1
;
Kyung Mok SOHN
;
Yong Bum JOO
;
Min Seong KIM
;
Shinhye CHEON
;
Yeon Sook KIM
;
Sun Hoe KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. medone@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infectious arthritis;
Staphylococcus lugdunensis;
Knee prosthesis;
Knee joint
- MeSH:
Aged;
Arthritis*;
Arthritis, Infectious;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Endarteritis;
Endocarditis;
Eye Infections;
Humans;
Injections, Intra-Articular*;
Joints;
Knee Joint;
Knee Prosthesis;
Knee*;
Korea;
Peritonitis;
Sepsis;
Skin;
Soft Tissue Infections;
Staphylococcus;
Staphylococcus aureus;
Staphylococcus lugdunensis*;
Urinary Tract Infections
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2015;19(2):95-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus. However, it causes various clinically important human infections and behaves similar to Staphylococcus aureus. S. lugdunensis reportedly causes infective endocarditis, skin and soft tissue infection, bone and joint infection, septicemia, endarteritis, urinary tract infection, ocular infection, and peritonitis. There are no reports of septic arthritis by this organism in Korea. We presented a case of septic arthritis due to S. lugdunensis in an elderly patient with diabetes mellitus after an intra-articular injection.
