title: Brucellar osteomyelitis involving prosthetic extra-articular hardware.
abstract: We report the case of a patient with Brucella melitensis osteomyelitis involving non-joint prosthetic implant of the femur. This is the first case published of osteomyelitis by Brucella sp. in a patient with prosthetic implant in bone and the second one with both intra- or extra-articular prosthetic bone implant. Brucella melitensis is a rare organism which causes osteomyelitis in patients with prosthetic hardware, and should be added to the list of suspected organisms responsible for this disease, especially in endemic areas of brucellosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, General Hospital of Albacete, Spain.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solera
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Alfaro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sáez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Escribano
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pérez-Flores
mesh_terms: D017347:Brucella melitensis; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*