Septic Arthritis of the Pubic Symphysis in Adult: A Case Report

Septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis is a rare condition. Risk factors include trauma, low-grade infection, urological or gynecological procedures, malignant tumors of the pelvis, sports, and intravenous drug abuse. This report describes a case of septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis in a 23-y...

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Autores principales: Labronici, Pedro José, Tavares, Augusto Khede, Silva, Luiz Henrique Penteado, Pires, Robinson Esteves Santos, Giordano, Vincenzo, Loures, Fabrício Bolpato
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33935326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1721843
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author Labronici, Pedro José
Tavares, Augusto Khede
Silva, Luiz Henrique Penteado
Pires, Robinson Esteves Santos
Giordano, Vincenzo
Loures, Fabrício Bolpato
author_facet Labronici, Pedro José
Tavares, Augusto Khede
Silva, Luiz Henrique Penteado
Pires, Robinson Esteves Santos
Giordano, Vincenzo
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description Septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis is a rare condition. Risk factors include trauma, low-grade infection, urological or gynecological procedures, malignant tumors of the pelvis, sports, and intravenous drug abuse. This report describes a case of septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis in a 23-year-old male patient with no history of pelvic surgery, previous infections, or intense physical activity. Arthritis was diagnosed by blood culture positive for Enterococcus spp. and yeasts, and the patient was treated with antibiotics. This case emphasizes the importance of complementary exams to aid the treatment of septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis and shows that an invasive procedure, such as pubic symphysis puncture biopsy, may not be required.
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spelling pubmed-80756512021-04-30 Septic Arthritis of the Pubic Symphysis in Adult: A Case Report Labronici, Pedro José Tavares, Augusto Khede Silva, Luiz Henrique Penteado Pires, Robinson Esteves Santos Giordano, Vincenzo Loures, Fabrício Bolpato Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) Septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis is a rare condition. Risk factors include trauma, low-grade infection, urological or gynecological procedures, malignant tumors of the pelvis, sports, and intravenous drug abuse. This report describes a case of septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis in a 23-year-old male patient with no history of pelvic surgery, previous infections, or intense physical activity. Arthritis was diagnosed by blood culture positive for Enterococcus spp. and yeasts, and the patient was treated with antibiotics. This case emphasizes the importance of complementary exams to aid the treatment of septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis and shows that an invasive procedure, such as pubic symphysis puncture biopsy, may not be required. Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-04 2021-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8075651/ /pubmed/33935326 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1721843 Text en Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Septic Arthritis of the Pubic Symphysis in Adult: A Case Report
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