Septic arthritis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in an immunosuppressive patient: A case report and review of the literature

Tuba DAL; Alicem TEKİN; Özcan DEVECİ; Mehmet BULUT; Uğur FIRAT; Mahmut METE

doi:https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2012.01.0038

Makale detayları

Septic arthritis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in an immunosuppressive patient: A case report and review of the literature

Yazarlar:

Tuba DAL | Alicem TEKİN | Özcan DEVECİ | Mehmet BULUT | Uğur FIRAT | Mahmut METE

Yayıncı:

Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi:

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2012 Vol.2 Issue 01, pp.29-32

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000488062

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2146-9369

pISSN:

2146-3158

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2012.01.0038

Özet:

 

Septic arthritis is a serious medical problem that causes rapidly chronic and irreversible joint damage when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. Although, the bacteria are the most frequent cause of septic arthritis, rarely fungi may be responsible for this disease. We presented here a case of septic arthritis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, developed in a 65 years-old-male patient with diabetes mellitus. The patient admitted to our hospital with complaints of pain, swelling, redness in the right knee and high fever, which are not exceeding despite using vancomycin and ceftriaxone for 18 days. Imipenem was started to the patient in our hospital. At the end of 7 days because of no regression of patient\'s complaints, arthroscopic synovectomy and lavage were performed for the patient\'s right knee. Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from the aspiration biopsy specimen that received during the surgical operation and patient was treated with voriconazole, successfully.

Makale detayları

Septic arthritis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in an immunosuppressive patient: A case report and review of the literature

Yazarlar: Tuba DAL | Alicem TEKİN | Özcan DEVECİ | Mehmet BULUT | Uğur FIRAT | Mahmut METE

Yayıncı: Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2012 Vol.2 Issue 01, pp.29-32

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2012

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000488062

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2146-9369

pISSN: 2146-3158

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2012.01.0038

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Tuba DAL | Alicem TEKİN | Özcan DEVECİ | Mehmet BULUT | Uğur FIRAT | Mahmut METE

Yayıncı:

Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi:

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2012 Vol.2 Issue 01, pp.29-32

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000488062

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2146-9369

pISSN:

2146-3158

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2012.01.0038