title: Candida septic arthritis of the hip in a young patient without predisposing factors.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kyoto Senbai Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: 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