Septic sacroiliitis with hematogenous spread to a total knee arthroplasty.
Septic sacroiliitis is an uncommon infection that comprises <2% of all nontuberculous septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. This case report describes a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who developed septic sacroiliitis that metastasized to her total knee arthroplasty.
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Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin