title: Septic arthritis of both knees following intra-articular injection of petrol.
abstract: A 70 years old man was referred to our center with bilateral knee arthritis following intra-articular petrol injection. Because of previous antibiotics use gram stain and culture were negative. Septic arthritis was diagnosed and antibiotics and drainage were started. After 2 years he improved eventually and was able to walk. But, some movement limitation remained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran. E-mail: a_janbakhsh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janbakhsh
authors.forename: Feizollah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.forename: Siavash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaziri
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sayad
authors.forename: Mandana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afsharian
authors.forename: Parviz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghaffari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010578:Petroleum