Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

A case of unusual septic knee arthritis with Brucella abortus after arthroscopic meniscus surgery

AOTT 2016; 50: -1--1
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0287
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Abstract

We present a 51-year-old male patient with Brucella abortus septic arthritis in the right knee following arthroscopic meniscus surgery. He had eaten a traditional dish of raw minced cattle conceptus (bovine fetus) that was prepared after the cow was slaughtered. Despite treatment with empirical antibiotics and debridement of the postoperative surgical wound, the infection persisted without improvement. Polymerase chain reaction sequencing identified Brucella abortus from tissue samples obtained from the patient. After confirmation of the diagnosis of brucellar infection, antibiotics were replaced with doxycycline and rifampin, which were used for 4 months. In patients with a non-specific arthralgia who eat raw meat or live close to animals, it is important to consider the possibility of septic arthritis due to infection with Brucella spp.
Keywords: Brucellar abortus; Brucellar infection, knee; septic arthritis.

 

DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0287
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