title: Aspergillus Septic Arthritis of the Hip in an Immunocompetent Middle-aged Female with Undiagnosed Recurrent Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
abstract: We present a case of Aspergillus septic hip arthritis in an immunocompetent patient with undiagnosed recurrent pulmonary aspergillosis who underwent arthroscopic surgery. Biopsy specimens of synovium revealed fungal hyphae, confirming Aspergillus infection. Aspergillus septic hip arthritis can occur in immunocompetent patients, and arthroscopy can be a noninvasive surgical option in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Pil Whan
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang Sup
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Suk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Joong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kee Hyung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rhyu
keywords: Arthritis; Arthroscopy; Aspergillus; Hip; Infectious