title: An unusual presentation of brucellar septic arthritis involving the knee joint with extraarticular hardware: a case report.
abstract: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. We present a rare case of brucellosis with osteoarticular involvement complicated by a femoral intramedullary nail protruding the suprapatellar pouch. Although Brucella melitensis is a rare cause of brucellar septic arthritis, it should not be excluded from the list of suspected organisms in endemic areas for the disease.
authors.affiliation: Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey. kayamemisoglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kaya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Memisoglu
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yumuk
authors.forename: Gür
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akansel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents