Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty by Brucella melitensis: A Rare Case Report

نویسندگان
Jabalameli, Mahmoud ID 1
Bagherifard, Abolfazl ID 2
Hadi, Hosseinali ID 3
Qomashi, Iman ID 4

1 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

2 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

3 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

4 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

doi
10.17795/soj-6265
چکیده

Introduction: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease with worldwide distribution, especially in the south and central American countries, the Middle-East and the Mediterranean areas. Knee prosthesis infection due to Brucella spp. is very rare with the first case reported in 1991 and the ninth case reported in 2010.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Brucellosis, Total Knee, Arthroplasty, <, i>, Brucella melitensis<, /i>