Prosthetic knee joint infection due to <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i>.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/0019-5413.205685 and PMC identifier 5439323.
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Abstract
Infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) due to <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> is very rare with only three such cases described in literature. Only one case was managed successfully, however, with a prolonged course of anti tubercular therapy. In this case report, we present an elderly lady with infected TKA after 2 years of the primary procedure. Although initially it grew different bacteriae, <i>M. abscessus</i> was isolated during the second debridement. She was successfully treated with total of 5 months of second line anti tubercular drugs with revision prosthesis performed during chemotherapy. Two years followup revealed satisfactory outcome with no relapse.
Anatomy
- knee