Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Medical Sciences
Publisher : Indian J Orthop
Source : Indian J Orthop
Url : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293296
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Medicine
Department : Orthopaedics
Year : 2016
Abstract : spergillus septic arthritis is a rare and serious medical and surgical problem. It occurs mainly in immunocompromised patients. Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common causative organism followed by Aspergillus flavus. The most common site affected is knee followed by shoulder, ankle, wrist, hip and sacroiliac joint. Debridement and voriconazole are primary treatment of articular aspergilosis. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reported cases of co-infection of tuberculosis (TB) and Aspergillus infecting joints. We report a case of co-infection of TB and A. flavus of hip and knee of a 60-year-old male, with type 2 diabetes mellitus. He was treated with debridement, intravenous voriconazole, and antitubercular drugs.
Cite this Research Publication : M. Kumar, Jai Thilak, Zahoor, A., and Jyothi, A., “Septic arthritis due to tubercular and Aspergillus co-infection.”, Indian J Orthop, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 327-30, 2016.