Nocardia asteroides septic arthritis in a leukaemic patient: report of a case and review of the literature

We present the rare case of a 64-year-old man who developed knee pyarthrosis due to Nocardia asteroides following intraarticular injections. The patient was suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; however, there were no signs of disseminated Nocardia infection. The patient was treated with ant...

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Published inEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 503 - 505
Main Authors Papanikolaou, Athanassios, Kondyli, Lydia, Tserpe, Panagiota, Papaventsis, Dimitrios, Karabalis, Christos, Lazanas, Marios, Bethimouti, Katerina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2007
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Summary:We present the rare case of a 64-year-old man who developed knee pyarthrosis due to Nocardia asteroides following intraarticular injections. The patient was suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; however, there were no signs of disseminated Nocardia infection. The patient was treated with antibiotics, arthroscopic lavage of the joint and paracentesis of a cyst that was formed in the popliteal fossa and calf.
ISSN:1633-8065
1432-1068
DOI:10.1007/s00590-007-0211-7