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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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01-09-2007 | Case Report

Nocardia asteroides septic arthritis in a leukaemic patient: report of a case and review of the literature

Authors: Athanassios Papanikolaou, Lydia Kondyli, Panagiota Tserpe, Dimitrios Papaventsis, Christos Karabalis, Marios Lazanas, Katerina Bethimouti

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 5/2007

Abstract

We present the rare case of a 64-year-old man who developed knee pyarthrosis due to Nocardia asteroides following intraarticular injections. The patient was suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; however, there were no signs of disseminated Nocardia infection. The patient was treated with antibiotics, arthroscopic lavage of the joint and paracentesis of a cyst that was formed in the popliteal fossa and calf.

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Title: Nocardia asteroides septic arthritis in a leukaemic patient: report of a case and review of the literature
Authors: Athanassios Papanikolaou
Lydia Kondyli
Panagiota Tserpe
Dimitrios Papaventsis
Christos Karabalis
Marios Lazanas
Katerina Bethimouti
Publication date: 01-09-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 5/2007
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-007-0211-7

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