Streptococcus gallolyticus prosthetic joint infection associated with undiagnosed colonic malignancy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Streptococcus gallolyticus is a group D streptococcus which was previously classified as part of the S. bovis/S. equinus complex. It is a rare pathogen in prosthetic joint infection but has been demonstrated to have a strong association with colorectal carcinoma. In this case, a patient with no symptomatology suggestive of colorectal carcinoma presented with a S. gallolyticus prosthetic joint infection. Awareness of the association prompted investigation and subsequent diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma which was successfully treated prior to two-stage revision knee replacement. V.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Knee Prosthesis
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
Anatomy
- knee