Chronic and severe prosthetic joint infection complicated by amyloid A amyloidosis with renal and bladder impairment

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Feb 5:2018:bcr2017223491. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223491.
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Keywords: bone and joint infections; orthopaedics.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amputation, Surgical / methods
  • Amyloidosis / complications*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Hematuria / etiology
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / complications*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
  • Renal Insufficiency / complications*
  • Serum Amyloid A Protein / metabolism
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / complications*

Substances

  • Serum Amyloid A Protein