Candida infection of a prosthetic shoulder joint.
A heroin addict developed a Candida parapsilosis infection in a prosthetic shoulder joint. Radiographs showed loose fragments of cement with prosthetic loosening. The patient was treated with removal of the prosthesis and intravenous amphotericin B followed by oral ketoconazole.
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*