Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment

Autor: James Satalich, Julie Reznicek, Alexandra Bryson, Prayag Pershad, Nicholas Hooper, Jibanananda Satpathy
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Orthopedics, Vol 2022 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6757
DOI: 10.1155/2022/8998996
Popis: Histoplasma capsulatum is a rarely reported cause of prosthetic joint infections. This current case report is of a patient from Trinidad, with a history of a right total knee replacement (TKR), who underwent a successful two-stage revision due to a Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). This case report offers a unique treatment plan to successfully treat Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infections and emphasizes the importance of obtaining an accurate travel history.
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