Monomelic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy secondary to aortic prosthesis infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a case of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA), exclusively located in the left lower leg and secondary to vascular prosthesis infection. Four years before, the patient underwent aortofemoral bifurcation grafting because of a ruptured aortic aneurysm. The investigations revealed prosthesis infection by Pseudomona aeruginosa and Bacteroides thetaiotamicron. The onset of HOA in a patient with a vascular prosthesis can help to achieve an early diagnosis of graft infection. The literature on this uncommon association is reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Bacteroides Infections
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Pseudomonas Infections