Clostridium difficile Infection of a Total Hip Arthroplasty: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
CASE: We describe the case of an 85-year-old woman who presented with worsening right hip pain after a conversion hip replacement. Subsequent imaging demonstrated a gas-containing collection in the lateral thigh. She was taken to the operating room for irrigation and debridement, where intraoperative cultures returned positive for Clostridium difficile. Surgical management was followed by a prolonged course of antibiotics.
CONCLUSIONS: Clostridium difficile as the etiology of infection in a conversion arthroplasty is exceedingly rare. Orthopaedic surgeons and infectious disease specialists should consider C. diff as a potential cause of infection in conversion hip arthroplasty because management options will need to be tailored.
Volume
10
Issue
1
First Page
0266
Last Page
0266
ISSN
2160-3251
Published In/Presented At
Loloi J, Mrowczynski O, Claxton B, Abdulbasit M, Schade M. Clostridium difficile Infection of a Total Hip Arthroplasty: Case Report and Review of the Literature. JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Jan-Mar;10(1):e0266. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00226. PMID: 32224686.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32224686
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article