An unexpected pathogen causing prosthetic joint infection following screening colonoscopy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2019.08.006
Abstract: A 61-year-old woman with a right total knee arthroplasty presented with 1 week of atraumatic right knee swelling, pain, and fevers 2 weeks following a routine screening colonoscopy. Aspiration was concerning for prosthetic joint infection… read more here.
Keywords: screening colonoscopy; joint infection; unexpected pathogen; prosthetic joint ... See more keywords
Unexpected pathogen presenting with purulent meningitis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231825
Abstract: Herein we report a case of a 67-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who developed acute onset of fever and altered mental status while receiving ibrutinib therapy. He was eventually found to have Capnocytophaga canimorsus… read more here.
Keywords: meningitis; unexpected pathogen; presenting purulent; case ... See more keywords