Abstract: Brucellosis is a zoonosis which gram-negative coccobacilli that can be transmitted to a human, and it’s least frequently involving monoarthritis or oligoarthritis of the lower extremity. Herein we present 40-year-old, medically free, morbid obese male who had a history of DVT, with right knee septic arthritis caused by Brucella melitensis, with none classical symptoms in which he underwent proper surgical and medical management.
Keywords: BRUCELLA, SEPTIC KNEE, KNEE INFECTION, BRUCELLA IN THE KNEE, KNEE JOINT.
Title: BRUCELLOSIS IN SEPTIC KNEE: A CASE REPORT
Author: Abdullah Alshahrani, Mohammad alshehri, Ismail almogbil, Naif alshahmmri, Mohammed alanazi
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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