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Single-Stage Revision With Fluconazole Monotherapy in Fungal Prosthetic Knee Joint Infections

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Fungal prosthetic joint infection is rare, and two-stage revision is usually advocated. We present our experience with 2 cases of fungal prosthetic knee joint infection presenting 25 months and 3… Click to show full abstract

Fungal prosthetic joint infection is rare, and two-stage revision is usually advocated. We present our experience with 2 cases of fungal prosthetic knee joint infection presenting 25 months and 3 years after index surgery. Both patients were managed with single-stage revision arthroplasty and fluconazole monotherapy. They remain asymptomatic with good knee society score after 2 years of follow-up. Preoperative workup of all aseptic loosening cases should include extended culture for fungal elements. Single-stage revision with antifungal therapy for 3 months gives good results in nonimmunocompromised patients with good soft-tissue envelope.

Keywords: single stage; fungal prosthetic; knee; stage revision; stage

Journal Title: Arthroplasty Today
Year Published: 2021

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