J Korean Orthop Assoc.
2019 Feb;54(1):67-71. 10.4055/jkoa.2019.54.1.67.
The Septic Knee Arthritis Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Osteoarthritis of the Knee
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Ilsan, Korea. orthomania@gmail.com
- 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2438966
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2019.54.1.67
Abstract
- Klebsiella pneumoniae causes that liver abscess mostly, also spread to pneumonia, meningitis, urinary tract infections. Septic arthritis caused by K. pneumoniae is a quite rare and has not been reported in Korea. Therefore, the authors report a case of the septic arthritis in the knee joint caused by K. pneumoniae in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis of the knee that successfully treated by early detection and arthroscopic synovectomy.
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