Abstract

MEJIA-VALLEJO, Jimy et al. Artritis séptica bilateral de rodillas asociada a injerto vascular en paciente inmunocompetente. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2008, vol.15, n.1, pp.50-53. ISSN 0121-8123.

We report a case of bilateral knee septic arthritis caused by Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in an immucompetent patient, who had a history of posttraumatic left femoropopliteal graft. The unusual clinical course, the importance of include this pathology in the differential diagnosis of oligoarthritis as well as the orthopedic and rheumatologic emergence motivate its report.

Keywords : septic arthritis; vascular graft; oligoarthritis.

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