Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection of a total knee arthroplasty an occupational hazard.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 76-year-old man with a medical history of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus intersititial nephritis, and steroid therapy was found at first-stage revision total knee arthroplasty to have Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (a zoonotic pathogen normally associated with pigs and fish) infection of the arthroplasty. He had a history of potential occupational exposure to the organism. On literature review, we found only 3 other case reports of E rhusiopathiae linked to septic arthritis in humans. This unique case of an infected joint arthroplasty further illustrates the pathogenicity of E rhusiopathiae in humans.
Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Infectious
- Erysipelothrix
- Erysipelothrix Infections
- Knee Prosthesis
- Occupational Diseases
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Tanning
- Virulence
Anatomy
- knee