A Rare Case of Septic Knee Arthritis Caused by Clostridium perfringens in a Patient With Colostomy

Septic arthritis of the knee is commonly caused by aerobic organisms. Rarely, it can be caused by Clostridium perfringens, usually due to penetrating trauma. This is a rare case of C. perfringens septic arthritis in a patient with colostomy due to hematogenous spread. The patient was treated success...

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Autores principales: Khubaib, Mohammad U, Stark, Brett E, Gross, Benjamin, Gross, Michael L, Vazquez, Oscar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8425027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34522480
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16823

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