title: A septic hip complicated by a ruptured appendix in an intravenous drug user.
abstract: This paper reports on a case of hip joint sepsis complicated by a ruptured appendix in an intravenous drug user. A 41-year-old woman underwent open irrigation and débridement of her right hip joint for a methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infection. Five days later the patient developed an intraperitoneal mass, requiring laparotomy and débridement of a periappendiceal abscess. The organisms infecting the abscess were different from those infecting the patient's hip. The patient recovered satisfactorily after 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Pereles
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hift
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adler
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents