Candida septic arthritis of the hip in a young patient without predisposing factors.
We present a case of septic arthritis of the hip caused by Candida albicans in a 24-year-old woman. This is the first report of a Candida infection of the hip in a patient without any predisposing factors. She underwent a two-stage total hip arthroplasty three years after the onset of the infection. An elevated plasma level of beta-D-glucan suggested Candida as the infecting organism and the diagnosis might have been made earlier if this test had been undertaken at presentation.
Kawanabe
K
K
Kyoto Senbai Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Hayashi
H
H
Miyamoto
M
M
Tamura
J
J
Shimizu
M
M
Nakamura
T
T
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans