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Septic arthritis of both knees following intra-articular injection of petrol.

Authors :
Janbakhsh A
Mansouri F
Vaziri S
Sayad B
Afsharian M
Ghaffari P
Source :
Journal of injury & violence research [J Inj Violence Res] 2015 Jan; Vol. 7 (1), pp. 38-40. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 12.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

A 70 years old man was referred to our center with bilateral knee arthritis following intra-articular petrol injection. Because of previous antibiotics use gram stain and culture were negative. Septic arthritis was diagnosed and antibiotics and drainage were started. After 2 years he improved eventually and was able to walk. But, some movement limitation remained.<br /> (© 2015 KUMS, All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2008-4072
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of injury & violence research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24879072
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v7i1.341