Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment
Histoplasma capsulatum is a rarely reported cause of prosthetic joint infections. This current case report is of a patient from Trinidad, with a history of a right total knee replacement (TKR), who underwent a successful two-stage revision due to a Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infe...
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| author | James Satalich Julie Reznicek Alexandra Bryson Prayag Pershad Nicholas Hooper Jibanananda Satpathy |
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| description | Histoplasma capsulatum is a rarely reported cause of prosthetic joint infections. This current case report is of a patient from Trinidad, with a history of a right total knee replacement (TKR), who underwent a successful two-stage revision due to a Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). This case report offers a unique treatment plan to successfully treat Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infections and emphasizes the importance of obtaining an accurate travel history. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c9c82b65712742e6880ee6ff0094e8a52025-02-03T01:07:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67572022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8998996Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and TreatmentJames Satalich0Julie Reznicek1Alexandra Bryson2Prayag Pershad3Nicholas Hooper4Jibanananda Satpathy5Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryDepartment of Infectious DiseaseDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryMedical SchoolMedical SchoolDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryHistoplasma capsulatum is a rarely reported cause of prosthetic joint infections. This current case report is of a patient from Trinidad, with a history of a right total knee replacement (TKR), who underwent a successful two-stage revision due to a Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). This case report offers a unique treatment plan to successfully treat Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infections and emphasizes the importance of obtaining an accurate travel history.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8998996 |
| spellingShingle | James Satalich Julie Reznicek Alexandra Bryson Prayag Pershad Nicholas Hooper Jibanananda Satpathy Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment |
| title_full | Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment |
| title_fullStr | Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment |
| title_short | Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment |
| title_sort | prosthetic joint infection due to histoplasma capsulatum in a patient from trinidad workup pathology and treatment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8998996 |
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