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Case Reports
. 2022 Oct 13;10(10):e6461.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6461. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Brucellosis unusually presented as septic knee arthritis: A case report

Bassem Al Hariri  1 , Mohanned Zuhair  1 , Abdulqadir J Nashwan  2
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Brucellosis unusually presented as septic knee arthritis: A case report

Bassem Al Hariri et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Brucellosis is one of the world's most prevalent zoonotic illnesses. The most often afflicted joints are the sacroiliac joints, although spondylitis and peripheral arthritis are becoming increasingly prevalent. We described a case of a 40-year-old male patient with Brucellosis presented as septic knee arthritis.

Keywords: brucella melitensis; brucellosis; knee septic arthritis; osteoarticular involvement.

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XR Right Knee (unremarkable)
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US Soft Tissue Right Knee. (A) Large joint effusion is noted reaching the suprapatellar bursa associated with synovial irregular thickening and hypervascularity for clinical correlation to rule out septic arthritis. (B) The largest collection is measuring 8.1 × 2.2 cm
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