We present a 51-year-old male patient with Brucella abortus septic arthritis in the right knee following arthroscopic meniscus surgery. He had eaten a traditional dish of raw minced cattle conceptus (bovine fetus) that was prepared after the cow was slaughtered. Despite treatment with empirical antibiotics and debridement of the postoperative surgical wound, the infection persisted without improvement. Polymerase chain reaction sequencing identified Brucella abortus from tissue samples obtained from the patient. After confirmation of the diagnosis of brucellar infection, antibiotics were replaced with doxycycline and rifampin, which were used for 4 months. In patients with a non-specific arthralgia who eat raw meat or live close to animals, it is important to consider the possibility of septic arthritis due to infection with Brucella spp.
Lee, K. H., Kang, H., Kim, T., Choi, S. (2016). A case of unusual septic knee arthritis with Brucella abortus after arthroscopic meniscus surgery. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, 50(3), 385.
AMA
Lee KH, Kang H, Kim T, Choi S. A case of unusual septic knee arthritis with Brucella abortus after arthroscopic meniscus surgery. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. April 2016;50(3):385.
Chicago
Lee, Keun Hwa, Hyunseong Kang, Taejung Kim, and Sungwook Choi. “A Case of Unusual Septic Knee Arthritis With Brucella Abortus After Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery”. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica 50, no. 3 (April 2016): 385.
EndNote
Lee KH, Kang H, Kim T, Choi S (April 1, 2016) A case of unusual septic knee arthritis with Brucella abortus after arthroscopic meniscus surgery. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 50 3 385.
IEEE
K. H. Lee, H. Kang, T. Kim, and S. Choi, “A case of unusual septic knee arthritis with Brucella abortus after arthroscopic meniscus surgery”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 50, no. 3, p. 385, 2016.
ISNAD
Lee, Keun Hwa et al. “A Case of Unusual Septic Knee Arthritis With Brucella Abortus After Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 50/3 (April 2016), 385.
JAMA
Lee KH, Kang H, Kim T, Choi S. A case of unusual septic knee arthritis with Brucella abortus after arthroscopic meniscus surgery. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2016;50:385.
MLA
Lee, Keun Hwa et al. “A Case of Unusual Septic Knee Arthritis With Brucella Abortus After Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery”. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 50, no. 3, 2016, p. 385.
Vancouver
Lee KH, Kang H, Kim T, Choi S. A case of unusual septic knee arthritis with Brucella abortus after arthroscopic meniscus surgery. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2016;50(3):385.
