Case report: hip septic arthritis and abcess after diagnostic coronary angiography.
Coronary angiography is an invasive procedure which can have some complications. Septic arthritis and abscess after coronary angiography are extremely rare. In this case, a 49-year-old-man presented to our hospital with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. After coronary angiography, he had right leg weakness, femoral palsy, inguinal pain, but there was no bleeding or hematoma. The cause was right hip septic arthritis and abscess.
Ayhan
Hüseyin
H
Department of Cardiology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Bayram
Nihal Akar
NA
Keles
Telat
T
Durmaz
Tahir
T
Bozkurt
Engin
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D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*