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.
Department of Cardiology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Hüseyin
H
Ayhan
Nihal Akar
NA
Bayram
Telat
T
Keles
Tahir
T
Durmaz
Engin
E
Bozkurt
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*