Candida infection of a silicone metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty.
Fungal infections following joint arthroplasty are extremely rare. Only 16 cases of Candida prosthetic infections have been reported, involving the hip, knee or shoulder joints. We report a case of a silicone metacarpophalangeal joint replacement complicated by a Candida albicans infection.
Dunkley
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Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Bristol, UK.
Leslie
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D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000601:surgery*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012828:Silicones; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
D012828:Silicones