title: Bilateral septic knee arthritis after treatment of an ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate.
abstract: We describe a case of bilateral septic knee arthritis that followed the administration of methotrexate for nonsurgical termination of an ectopic pregnancy. We believe that methotrexate is a relatively effective alternative to surgery in patients with early unruptured tubal pregnancies, but suggest that it be used with caution in view of possible septic events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Musa Uğur
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Mermerkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Osmaniye State Hospital, Osmaniye, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yurdakul
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Tanın
keywords: bilateral septic arthritis; ectopic pregnancy; immunsupression; methotrexate