Listeria monocytogenes septic arthritis following intra-articular yttrium-90 therapy.
Open Access
- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 43 (3), 518-519
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.43.3.518
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes is a rare cause of septic arthritis, which usually occurs in a host compromised by systemic illness. Intra-articular irradiation with yttrium-90 is generally free of complication. We report a case of intra-articular sepsis of the knee joint by Listeria monocytogenes acquired under unusual circumstances.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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