Erden Tunay, Gültepe Bilge Sümbül, Küçükdurmaz Fatih
Acıbadem Fulya Hastanesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Bölümü, 34349 Beşiktaş, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Jt Dis Relat Surg. 2020;31(2):399-402. doi: 10.5606/ehc.2020.73840. Epub 2020 Jun 18.
Streptococcus dysgalactiae (SD) is a common pathogen among elderly population. However, to our knowledge, there is no periprosthetic joint infection case reported that is infected with Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) in the English literature. In this article, we report a 77-year-old male patient who had undergone total knee arthroplasty three years ago and had the diagnosis of cellulitis at his leg followed by swelling, pain and hyperemia localized at his knee. Three knee aspirations were performed and the SDSE was identified. There was no direct contact of patient to animals.
马链球菌（SD）是老年人群中的常见病原体。然而，据我们所知，英文文献中尚无关于感染马链球菌兽疫亚种（SDSE）的人工关节周围感染病例报道。在本文中，我们报告了一名77岁男性患者，该患者三年前接受了全膝关节置换术，腿部被诊断为蜂窝织炎，随后膝盖出现肿胀、疼痛和充血。进行了三次膝关节穿刺，鉴定出了SDSE。患者未与动物有直接接触。
