[Erysipelas after osteoarticular prosthesis].
OBJECTIVE
The occurrence of erysipelas after implantation of osteoarticular prosthesis is rarely reported in literature except when it may indicate infection of the implant.


METHODS
We studied retrospectively 77 files of patients that had been hospitalized for erysipelas from January 1999 to December 2003.


RESULTS
We included 3 patients (3.8%) 2 women and a man (average age: 61 years) with a history of osteoarticular prosthesis implantation on the same side as erysipelas. The period between implantation of the prosthesis and erysipelas varied from 6 months to 30 years. The 3rd patient also presented with chronic venous insufficiency and was treated for legs ulcers of venous origin. There were neither clinical nor radiological signs of prosthesis infection. The clinical schedule was typical. The initial outcome was favorable under intravenous penicillin G and local care. Antibiotic prophylaxis was recommended for all the patients, however, 2 patients relapsed.
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Service de dermatologie, hôpital La-Rabta de Tunis, Jabbari 1007, Tunisie. asma_sidh@yahoo.fr
El Euch
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Ben Tekaya
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Mokni
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Cherif
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Azaiz
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Dhahri
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D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004886:Erysipelas / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors