1. An unusual case of hip septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis in an alcoholic patient.
- Author
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Merle-Melet M, Mainard D, Regent D, Dopff C, Tamisier JN, Ross P, Delagoutte JP, and Gerard A
- Subjects
- Anti-Bacterial Agents, Arthritis, Infectious therapy, Bacteroides Infections therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Debridement, Drug Therapy, Combination therapeutic use, Femur Head Necrosis therapy, Humans, Hyperbaric Oxygenation, Male, Middle Aged, Alcoholism complications, Arthritis, Infectious microbiology, Bacteroides Infections microbiology, Bacteroides fragilis, Femur Head Necrosis microbiology, Hip Joint
- Abstract
We describe a 53-year-old alcoholic man who presented with hip septic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis. This arthritis involved a severe destruction of the femoral head, which was completely devitalized. Recovery was achieved after 4 months of antimicrobial therapy with imipenem/cilastatin plus metronidazole, surgical debridement of the necrotic tissues and four sessions of hyperbaric oxygen.
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- 1994
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