Strep septic hip following tonsillectomy: An unusual culprit

Autor: Ahmed Mansi, Christopher Prze, Harold S. Pine, Lemuel Aigbivbalu, Wasyl Szeremeta
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Case Reports. 20:18-19
ISSN: 2588-9109
Popis: Septic arthritis of the hip is not a complication frequently associated with adenotonsillectomy. Literature describing septic arthritis after oral procedures are available and frequently discuss the gram-negative bacteria Fusobacterium. We present a unique case of septic hip following adenotonsillectomy by Streptococcus pyogenes.
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