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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Candida albicans prosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty: A rare case report
Mohammad Mahdi Sarzaeem, Amin Norouz Beigi, Reza Tavakoli Darestani, Farzad Amuzadeh Omrani, Mojtaba Baroutkoub, Alireza Manafi Rasi
Department of Orthopedic, School of Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Alireza Manafi Rasi
7th Floor, Bldg No. 2 SBUMS, Arabi Ave, Daneshjoo Blvd, Velenjak -19839-63113, Tehran
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_302_21
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In this article, a 75-year-old patient with pain in left knee and restricted range of motion following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is presented. Serological evaluation and aspiration of knee joint suggested a fungal prosthetic joint infection. After the diagnosis was confirmed, treatment started with antifungal drugs, removing prosthesis, exhaustive debridement, and revision of TKA after efficient antifungal treatment. At one-year follow-up, she has a painless motion range of 10 to 90 degrees, and there was no recurrence of infection observed.
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