Abstract
This report is on a 61-year-old patient with steroid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and pain in the groin on both sides who got injections with hyaluronic acid in both hip joints. After 12 weeks the X-ray of the pelvis showed rapid progressive destruction of both hip joints.
Highlights
On admission, the patient’s CRP level was 371 mg/L and the WBC count was 17.3 per nanolitre
This report is on a 61-year-old patient with steroid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and pain in the groin on both sides who got injections with hyaluronic acid in both hip joints
We report on a clinical case of rapid progressive destruction of the femoral head caused by infection after joint injection in rheumatoid arthritis
Summary
The patient’s CRP level was 371 mg/L and the WBC count was 17.3 per nanolitre. JBJI Journal of Bone and Joint Infection Bilateral septic arthritis with rapid progressive destruction of the femoral head after joint injection in rheumatoid arthritis Received: 22 March 2021 – Revised: 26 May 2021 – Accepted: 17 June 2021 – Published: 7 July 2021
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