Rhodotorula minuta: an unusual fungal infection in hip-joint prosthesis.
Fungal infections of total joint arthroplasty are uncommon complications, and most cases have been associated with Candida species. In this article, we present a case in which a total hip arthroplasty was infected with Rhodotorula minuta. Intraoperative gram stain showed yeast formsand led to early detection and immediate treatment with amphotericin B and bacitracin. Successful reimplantation was performed 12 months later. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of arthroplasty infection caused by R minuta.
Cutrona
Anthony F
AF
Internal Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, USA.
Shah
Munir
M
Himes
Melissa S
MS
Miladore
Michael A
MA
D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001414:Bacitracin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012248:Rhodotorula
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001414:Bacitracin; D000666:Amphotericin B