A case of brucellar septic arthritis of the knee with a prolonged clinical course.
Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Arthritis is frequently observed in its course and may be one of the main presenting clinical features of the disease. We report a case of brucellar monoarthritis of the knee with a prolonged clinical course despite efficient antibiotic treatment.
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Ergin
E
Ayaşlioğlu
Ozlem
O
Ozlük
Dilek
D
Kiliç
Sedat
S
Kaygusuz
Simay
S
Kara
Gülümser
G
Aydin
Fügen
F
Cokca
Emin
E
Tekeli
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin; D007213:Indomethacin; D013307:Streptomycin