Listeria monocytogenes septic arthritis following intra-articular yttrium-90 therapy.
Listeria monocytogenes is a rare cause of septic arthritis, which usually occurs in a host compromised by systemic illness. Intra-articular irradiation with yttrium-90 is generally free of complication. We report a case of intra-articular sepsis of the knee joint by Listeria monocytogenes acquired under unusual circumstances.
D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007719:Knee Joint; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D017640:Silicates; D015019:Yttrium; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D017640:Silicates; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes; C028301:yttrium silicate; D015019:Yttrium