Peri-prosthetic tuberculous infection of the hip in a patient with no previous history of tuberculosis.

Abstract	We report a case of peri-prosthetic tuberculous infection nine years after total hip arthroplasty in a patient with no history of tuberculosis before the procedure. Further investigation revealed active pulmonary tuberculosis which was thought to have spread haematogeneously to the arthroplasty. The infection did not respond to standard antituberculous drugs. Removal of the prosthesis and insertion of an antibiotic spacer were required.
Authors	M Kaya, S Nagoya, T Yamashita, N Niiro, M Fujita
Journal	The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume (J Bone Joint Surg Br) Vol. 88 Issue 3 Pg. 394-5 (Mar 2006) ISSN: 0301-620X [Print] England
PMID	16498020 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Antitubercular Agents
Topics	Aged Antitubercular Agents (therapeutic use) Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip Female Hip Joint (microbiology) Humans Prosthesis-Related Infections (diagnosis) Reoperation Tuberculosis (diagnosis) Tuberculosis, Pulmonary (diagnosis)

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